Editing Rastafari (section)

==== Death and reincarnation ====

{{main|Rasta views of the afterlife}}

Rasta views on death vary.{{sfnm|1a1=Perkins|1y=2012|1p=248|2a1=Barnett|2y=2012|2p=310}} Traditionally, many Rastas believed in the possibility of eternal life.{{sfnm|1a1=Clarke|1y=1986|1p=75|2a1=Barrett|2y=1997|2p=108–112}} In the 1980s, scholar of religion [[Leonard E. Barrett]] observed Jamaican Rastas who believed that practitioners who died had not been faithful to Jah.{{sfn|Barrett|1997|p=112}} He suggested that this attitude stemmed from the large numbers of young people in the movement, who had thus seen very few Rastas die.{{sfn|Barrett|1997|p=113}} Another common Rasta view is that those who are righteous may undergo [[reincarnation]].{{sfnm|1a1=Clarke|1y=1986|1p=74–76|2a1=Fernández Olmos|2a2=Paravisini-Gebert|2y=2011|2p=186|3a1=Barrett|3y=1997|3p=112}}

Rastas have traditionally avoided death and funerals,{{sfnm|1a1=Kitzinger|1y=1969|1p=247|2a1=Clarke|2y=1986|2p=75|3a1=Chevannes|3y=1990|3p=141|4a1=Barnett|4y=2005|4p=72}} meaning that many were given Christian funerals by their relatives.{{sfn|Semaj|2013|p=107}} This attitude to death is less common among more recent or moderate strands of Rastafari, with many considering death a natural part of life.{{sfnm|1a1=Perkins|1y=2012|1p=248|2a1=Barnett|2y=2012|2p=310}} Unlike other [[African diaspora religions]], Rastas typically avoid [[ancestor veneration]].{{sfn|Clarke|1986|p=73}}