Islamic literature shows how Muslims used textual imagery to give a vivid picture of their prophet. Introduction...
Religion
Preserved in the language of Arabic, the Qur’an is Islam’s sacred text. Introduction The Qur’an, the sacred...
The significance of Constantinople as the place of the imagined event of the death of Arius. Introduction...
Abrahamic views of poverty as a curse and poverty as a blessing – and their interrelated history...
Celts of thousands of years ago celebrated the festivals the wheel highlights. Introduction The Wheel of the...
Nonreligious voters overwhelmingly backed Biden in the November presidential race and were key in several down-ballot state...
The rise of secular voters is providing a potent counterbalance to the religious right. candidates have been...
Although they were victims of religious persecution in Europe, the Puritans supported and pursued it in the...
Starting with the 1620 Plymouth covenant, religion colored Massachusetts law. One of the reasons New England towns...
It was less about their asceticism and more about rejecting the world they had fled. Introduction When...
A scholar explains the history of the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City and...
Many saints are venerated for specific reasons, professions, or even nations. Introduction On Oct. 10, 2020, Carlo...
The Gothic style was popular throughout Europe from the 12th century through the 16th century. By Hillary...
Exploring the early colony’s brief existence and the alternate vision of America it represents. This article, Lord...
Jainism is a nontheistic religion in that it does not advocate a belief in a creator god...
Reading the gospels as history without the criteria we apply to the reading of all ancient history...
The theme of Salome is one that Moreau returned to time and again. Salome dancing before Herod,...
The study of heresy requires an understanding of the development of orthodoxy and the role of creeds...
By the time of Din’s work in 1650, the Ramayana had grown to twenty-four thousand verses that...
The powers of saints were believed to extend to their images. By Dr. Wendy A. SteinResearch AssociateDepartment...
The Golden Legend often blends traditional stories about the saints with historical facts, as seen in the...
The text is a detailed account of a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Mount Sinai, originally written by...
These images were sometimes augmented with texts that were used for protective or healing purposes. Introduction Christianity...
Ancient Celts divided the year into two halve – the lighter half and the darker half, and...
The soul was viewed as a single entity known as the Khu which was the immortal aspect...
After death, one was guided through the Hall of Two Truths where the heart was weighed against...
The Book of Enoch brings Azazel as a fallen angel onto Mount Hermon, a gathering-place of demons...
Ahriman was the “Evil spirit, … whose religion is evil [and] who ever ridiculed and mocked the...
Romans were particularly receptive to foreign cults at times of social upheaval to help address new uncertainties...
The idea of a single, unified, and dominant religion shared by all members of a single culture...