According to an entry in the Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, a religious ritual is any repetitive and patterned behavior that is prescribed by or tied to a religious institution, belief or custom ...

Bill sparks outrage at idea of foisting Jewish Orthodox practices on public; proposed clause requiring religious tests for ...

Monumentality / Chris Scarre -- Landscape / Randi Haaland, Gunnar Haaland -- Water / Terje Oestigaard -- Fire / Anders Kaliff -- Myth and folklore / Amy Gazin ...

Morality and the social order among the Apa Tanis / Christoph Von Fürer-Haimendorf -- Amba religion / Edward H. Winter -- Pagan religion in a New Guinea village / H. Ian Hogbin -- Two Nuba religions : ...

The large crowd of men congregated at the center of a mosque in the central city of Yazd, Iran, clad in black and beating their chests rhythmically in unison. They were commemorating Ashura, Shiite ...

(RNS) – Over the past nine months, student-led Palestine solidarity encampments popped up at universities across the country. For many students, multi-religious programming at the encampments became ...

The author is a trained psychologist who teaches writing to would-be physicians and college students, and it shows. Her insights into herself and the human condition are masterful; her writing lyrical ...

Howard University' s exhibition explores Gordon Parks’ photography of Black religious life, community, and spiritual agency across decades.

File. Jains chant religious slogans during a protest against Rajasthan High Court’s order on Santhara (AFP via Getty) A child rights body in India is considering legal action after a three-year-old ...