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Ethiopia is also the spiritual homeland of the
Rastafari movement, whose adherents believe Ethiopia is
Zion. The Rastafari view
Emperor Haile Selassie I as
Jesus, the human incarnation of God, a view apparently not shared by Haile Selassie I himself, who was staunchly Ethiopian Orthodox Christian. The concept of Zion is also prevalent among Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, though it represents a separate and complex concept, referring figuratively to St.
Mary, but also to Ethiopia as a bastion of Christianity surrounded by Muslims and other religions, much like
Mount Zion in the Bible. It is also used to refer to
Axum, the ancient capital and religious centre of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, or to its primary church, called
Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion.
[63] The
Baha'i Faith has been established in Ethiopia since the 1950s, and today is concentrated primarily in Addis Ababa, but also in the suburbs of Yeka, Kirkos and Nefas Silk Lafto.
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