Religion Some contributors refer to the Rastafarian religion  All dictionaries define religion as a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices or similar  Religions write down their curriculum and document everything in detail  Relgions can be propagated and repeated indefinitely  They are a managed and organized teaching system  The Rastafarian religion doesnt meet this test  In the truest dictionary sense Rastafarianism is not a religion It is a folk cult ie A faddish devotion to or veneration for a person principle or thing and varies from person to person and village to village  Definitions are from dictionarycom