Animism describes religions in which humans are connected to the landscape around them but do not dominate it.
Since the earliest days of the written word, students and scholars have pleaded for help from higher powers, a sure sign…
Controversy of veils goes back more than a century, a scholar of Iran explains.
Buddhists believe that bodhisattvas reside in heavenly realms but can also appear on Earth disguised as humans, animals…
Imposing restrictions on women has been a way for many countries to demonstrate to the world what policies they want to…
The Wahhabi school of Islam has spread throughout the world, along with its disapproval of the holiday.
Many Americans know a simple version of Holocaust history, in which their country played the savior. The reality isn’t…