The hero’s grave and shrine are the principal features of the cult. However, there are exceptions with...
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This study is useful for understanding the complexity of medieval bodies and gender. Introduction This essay argues...
Historically, many Christians got tattoos around Holy Week − usually a cross − to honor Christ’s martyrdom....
The Massachusetts Bay Colony remains one of history’s most striking attempts to fuse politics and religion into...
What emerges in Wilson’s rise is not only a story about one pastor but about the broader...
By defining Protestant morality as the foundation of the republic, Social Gospel leaders sought to sanctify the...
Pete Hegseth’s embrace of Christian nationalism inside the Pentagon is more than symbolic. It is a test...
Radical Christianity in the twentieth century thus remains a testament to the enduring power, and peril, of...
How symbols of devotion can be repurposed as tools of recruitment, and how algorithms can deliver them...
Emperor Elagabalus attempted to create a new celestial hierarchy. Introduction During its long and turbulent history, the...
The sun was at once a creator, judge, emperor, and predator; its image refracted through the prism...
People were making a binding gesture not just with the Gospels, but also with the civic law....
Late medieval people used osculation in several rituals adapted from the pre-Christian past. Introduction In a twelfth-century...
Vodou’s origins are diverse, and it developed initially among the enslaved population. Introduction Who is this man...
Our earliest teachings on Christianity are from the letters of a Pharisee. By Dr. Rebecca DenovaEmeritus Professor...
Discussing the distinctive nature of Hinduism and its sacred texts, drawing on the Vedas and epic compositions....
The modern tendency to separate the sacred from the pharmacological is a historical anomaly. In much of...
Public attitudes toward psychedelics have shifted dramatically in recent years. Several U.S. cities and states have moved...
Religion was the first passport. Without the sacred credential, there was no true political inclusion. Migrants did...
The involvement of religious leaders in immigration battles is part of a broader history of faith communities...
The medieval workplace cannot be understood apart from its religious context. To work in medieval Europe was...
Minority faith groups, secular advocacy organizations, and civil rights lawyers are already eyeing the policy for future...
In the layered prayers of the rite, we catch a glimpse of a world where covenant before...
The ancient Maya thought that reality was not static but ever-changing. There were no strict boundaries between...
The more we historicize prediction, the more we see its role not only as a mirror of...
In the shadows of incense and stone, faith and exploitation coexisted. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction:...
Medieval universities were neither wholly autonomous nor fully enslaved. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The emergence...
From ancient Greece to modern-day TikTok witchcraft, the world of witches has been a changing one. Introduction...
Today, a growing share of Americans are raised in homes that have little connection to religion. By...
Conspiracism has given rise to the fantastical, if not fascist, millenarianist movement known as QAnon. By Dr....