DAVIS, CA – For over a decade, Manvir Singh, an assistant professor of anthropology at UC Davis, has immersed himself in the study of shamanism, conducting ethnographic fieldwork with Mentawai ...

Pascal has no truck with organised religion, so he scoffed at my Buddha statue and would tut when I wore my mala prayer beads for ... I frequently work with the shamanic medicine wheel and ...

“A Little Prayer,” the acclaimed drama that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023, has secured North American distribution after the breakdown of its original deal. Written and directe ...

The National Day of Prayer is observed annually on the first Thursday of May. The tradition dates back to the Continental Congress in 1775 and was formally established by President Truman in 1952.

Personal stories emerging this week in the wake of the many tributes to Pope Francis reflect the impact of individual prayers and blessings the pontiff shared around the world, whether he was ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Uttarakhand to offer prayers at the winter abode of Goddess Ganga in Mukhwa-Harsil. Welcomed by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Modi will address a public ...

Historian Fletcher (Gender and the American Temperance Movement of the Nineteenth Century) incisively explores the dark underbelly of American evangelical missionary work via Continue reading ...

The notion of a winter prayer for an etrog may seem strange. We might wonder: Is this prayer still meaningful and relevant? CHECKING AN etrog for blemishes in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim ...

Shamanism in Taiwan is thriving because folk ... over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise ...

Shamanism in Thailand has roots in ancient ... By offering assurance and a sense of peace through prayer and healing, these movements resonate with Thai cultural values. The shared focus on ...

Leggings are one of the most versatile, hard-working pieces of apparel in any wardrobe, but they may not be enough for winter weather. To keep this comfortable mainstay in rotation all year long ...