African religions include Islam and Christianity, but also hundreds of diverse and complex indigenou African religions include Islam and Christianity, but also hundreds of diverse and complex ...

(The Conversation) — Repatriation is now a legal responsibility, but also a matter of human rights, an anthropologist writes. (The Conversation) — As an archaeologist, you picture yourself traveling ...

Introduction : African traditions in the study of religion in Africa / Ezra Chitando, Afe Adogame, Bolaji Bateye -- ch. 1. African religions in African scholarship : a critique / Umar Habila Dadem ...

We are thrilled to announce the publication of The Religion Toolkit: Understanding Religion in the World Today, co-authored by former faculty members Dr. John Morreall and Dr. Tamara Sonn. This ...

(RNS) — It’s ironic that as we celebrate 250 years of America as a nation, we are deeply grappling with who we are. Everywhere, people are crying out that democracy feels as if it’s eroding, and ...

My lost religions haunt me. There is a world, perhaps similar to this one, where Spain’s leather boots never dropped off their boats, never left footprints in the sand of the Philippines. There is a ...

Introduction : understanding Maya religion in the new millennium -- 1. The Fiesta Patronál in historical context : the festival system and anthropological theory -- 2. Santiago and the Cofradía : ...

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu has said indigenous belief systems have existed for thousands of years and form the original spiritual foundation of tribal societies not only in Arunachal ...

Evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi explains why Japan’s indigenous religion lacks a transcendent notion of God. Christianity Today speaks with Yoichi Yamaguchi, director of the International Mission ...

Shinto is often described as Japan’s indigenous religion—but can it expand beyond Japan? While traditionally tied to Japanese culture, shrines, and national identity, modern practitioners argue that ...