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Old 02-04-2006, 07:01 PM   #14 (permalink)
Otorongo
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Originally Posted by Prinzez Diva
OH MY GOSH I HATE THAT TERM, I usually try to shy away from the term because I believe that there is nothing dreadful from that locs. I often find myself being offended when someone refers to my hair as dreads. How do you feel about that term?
dreadlocks does not come from a description of the hair.
Rastafarian theology emphasises individual apprehension of God (called Jah), and one who is "dread," that is, God-fearing, a belief that is referred to theologically as "theosis," or God-becoming.
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