Members of a group whose lifestyle, ideology and religious beliefs emerged in Dominica during the early 1970s influenced by the growth of the movement across the Caribbean from its roots in 1920s Jamaica. The Pan-African teachings of Marcus Garvey and the "folk" religions of rural Jamaica fused with the inspiration of Ethiopia as a symbol of an unconquered Africa. In 1930 Ras Tafari Makonen was crowned the 111th Emperor of Ethiopia in a line traced back to the union of King Solomon and Queen Makeda of Sheba. His new title was His Imperial Majesty the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Elect of God. Tafari took a new name: Haile Selassie - 'Power of the Holy Trinity.' Several preachers in Jamaica began to pray to Selassie as the living God and the hope of African redemption. Worshippers of Selassie became known as Ras Tafaris or Rastamen. The Rastas began wearing long hair and beards because of a teaching in the Old Testament, also followed by orthodox Jews, that no razor shall touch the hair of the faithful. The corruption of society and the police, who were seen to protect it, was 'Babylon', and nature, the countryside and future peace was 'Zion'. The belief in pursuing a life close to nature, spurning imported and processed foods and depending more on vegetables, 'I-tals', had an influence even on non-rastas. Although the whole lifestyle, beliefs and appearance associated with Rastafarianism is widely accepted today, there was fierce reaction from the social and political establishment of 1970s Dominica.