Religious Roles & Titles
Elder (Rastafari)
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Elder is an honorific standing bestowed within Rastafari on adherents of good reputation, rather than an ordained office. Elders oversee gatherings and are often looked to for interpreting current events through biblical scripture, though Rastafari as a whole has resisted a formal priesthood.
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Reach of Its AuthorityOne congregation, house or temple 1 Sourced to the subject's own accountRastafari has never formed a single central authority, so an elder's standing is recognised within their own house or mansion, among them the Nyabinghi Order, the Bobo Ashanti and the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and does not carry automatic weight across the movement as a whole. Different mansions can and do recognise different people as elders without any body empowered to settle the question between them. Cross-Tradition Connections
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