Social Studies, 09.11.2020 05:10 arlabbe0606

85. Rastafarianism began in Jamaica almost 100 years ago and has diffused around the Caribbean as a sect of Judeo-Christian beliefs. Rastas believe that Christ came back to earth in the form of a black messiah -- Ethiopian emperor, Haile Selassie. Three famous cultural traits within Rastafarianism are eating an "ital" diet free from chemicals, additives and meat (vegetarianism/veganism), dreadlocks (not cutting hair) and the once-folk, but now popular reggae music. Given that Rastafarianism began in tiny Jamaica, and has spread around the larger Caribbean region and even to parts of Latin America, North America, Europe and Africa ... AND it deems Ethiopia as a sort of "promised land," this lends itself to what type of diffusion? Hierchical diffusion
Reverse hierarchical diffusion
Contagious diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Expansion diffusion

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