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'''Charles Edwards''' (1915 –1994), called "Emmanuel" by his followers, was a [[Jamaica]]n [[Rastafari movement|Rastafari]] who founded the [[Mansions of Rastafari#Bobo Shanti|Bobo Shanti]] order in 1958 in [[Bull Bay]] in Jamaica,<ref name=bbc>{{cite web|title=Bobo Shanti|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/rastafari/subdivisions/boboshanti.shtml|work=BBC website|accessdate=18 September 2012}}</ref> and is held by that group to be a member of the holy [[Triple deity|Trinity]], along with [[Haile Selassie I]] and [[Marcus Garvey]]. The "triune" positions of the Bobo Shanti trinity are as follows; Haile Selassie is regarded as the King of Kings a prophet sent by God, Garvey is perceived to be a prophet and Emmanuel, a High Priest and he is also believed to be [[Melchizedek]] of the [[Bible]].<ref name=bbc/>
'''Charles Edwards''' (1915 –1994), called "Emmanuel" by his followers, was a [[Jamaica]]n [[Rastafari movement|Rastafari]] who founded the [[Mansions of Rastafari#Bobo Shanti|Bobo Shanti]] order in 1958 in [[Bull Bay]] in Jamaica,<ref name=bbc>{{cite web|title=Bobo Shanti|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/rastafari/subdivisions/boboshanti.shtml|work=BBC website|accessdate=18 September 2012}}</ref> and is held by that group to be a member of the holy [[Triple deity|Trinity]], along with [[Haile Selassie I]] and [[Marcus Garvey]]. The "triune" positions of the Bobo Shanti trinity are as follows; Haile Selassie is regarded as the King of Kings a prophet sent by God, Garvey is perceived to be a prophet and Emmanuel, a High Priest and he is also believed to be [[Melchizedek]] of the [[Bible]].<ref name=bbc/>

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Charles Edwards (1915 –1994), called "Emmanuel" by his followers, was a Jamaican Rastafari who founded the Bobo Shanti order in 1958 in Bull Bay in Jamaica,[1] and is held by that group to be a member of the holy Trinity, along with Haile Selassie I and Marcus Garvey. The "triune" positions of the Bobo Shanti trinity are as follows; Haile Selassie is regarded as the King of Kings a prophet sent by God, Garvey is perceived to be a prophet and Emmanuel, a High Priest and he is also believed to be Melchizedek of the Bible.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bobo Shanti". BBC website. Retrieved 18 September 2012.