Huguenots were not only believers in science, but also remained firmly committed to their belief in God...
Mythology
Ghost stories were the earliest form of literature in ancient China. By Emily MarkHistorian Introduction Ghost stories were...
The religious practices of the Greeks extended beyond mainland Greece. Introduction Ancient Greek religion encompasses the collection...
These figures, whatever other purposes they served, were expressions of the fears and hopes of the people....
Voodoo is often seen as a practice involving magic. In Haiti, Voodoo is a religion born out...
Agamemnon received heroic worship from the establishment of the sanctuary at Amyklai along with his consort Kassandra,...
One lived on in the presence of the gods, doing as one had done on earth, with...
They were considered the youthful bestowers of beauty in all its forms. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Graces (alsoCharites, sing. Charis)...
What the epigraphic and archaeological evidence have shown. For centuries, worshippers of Artemis flocked to the ancient...
The changing significance of sacred groves (utaki) from medieval to contemporary Okinawa. Abstract This article discusses the...
Hinduism stood for a wide variety of related religious traditions native to India. Introduction For well over...
The Upanishads are the philosophical account deemed to be the earliest source of Hindu religion. Introduction The...
For thousands of years, Yazidism incorporated elements of Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Gnosticism, Christianity, and Islam. By Seth EislundStudentCarleton...
Considering the spread of Judaism from the viewpoint of other cultures in the Ancient Near East. Introduction...
Examining the transitions from “selective polytheism” to henotheism and subsequently, from henotheism to global monotheism. Introduction In...
How Romans overcame their fear of witches by finding them funny. Introduction For centuries, when people thought...
You might say the Roman emperor Septimius Severus was a dreamer, but he wasn’t the only one....
The Bacchanalia were Roman festivals of Bacchus based on various ecstatic elements of the Greek Dionysia. Introduction...
Canaanite religion was polytheistic, and in some cases monolatristic. Introduction Canaanite religion refers to the group of...
The author would have constructed the narrative to place the events in the past in order to...
Just what was it that the crew of the HMS Daedalus saw? By Matthew Willis On 6...
How did Greenpeace develop this affinity with Native Americans? The German branch of Greenpeace announced itself to...
There were over 200 gods and goddesses worshipped throughout ancient China, but if one were to count...
Exploring the dominant influence of religious notions in people’s worldview, providing meaning and powerfully influencing their cognitions,...
Not all religions follow the same practices but there are some similarities between most, if not all,...
Forty-five years ago, ‘The Exorcist’ terrified viewers with its portrayal of a practice that goes back several centuries and continues today...
Virgin birth was not a new story in the ancient world. At the centre of the annual...
The possible futures predicted by fortune-telling happen just often enough to tantalize, preying on our deepest aspirations...
Unlike the Western dragon of Europe that is representative of evil, the many eastern versions of the...