Despite the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, passed by the US Congress 40 years ago, Native Americans still struggle to protect public lands where they practice their religions.
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Throughout Catholic history, miracles have been attributed to Virgin Mary’s power. She is understood to cry not only over the sins of the world, but over the pain she experienced in her earthly life.
How did civilization emerge from small groups of hunter-gatherers? Some archaeologists focus on cooperation as the vital ingredient – and find evidence for it in the form of feast-related artifacts.
Forty years ago, the Mormon church reversed restrictions on its members of African-American descent. Today, the church wants to celebrate the value of its diversity.
Remembrance days and memorials provide people the opportunity to share stories with a community. An expert explains how that can make a difference.
Ritual feasting emerged around the time humans were beginning to farm. It came to play an important role in societal bonding, much as it does today.
Holiday traditions – whether culinary, religious, decorative or musical – help families bond and individuals feel stable and content.
Dishes we consider staples today have little to do with the first feast.
Many in the Western world lack the explicit mourning rituals that help people deal with loss. On Day of the Dead, two scholars describe ancient mourning practices.
For a century, Brazil’s Catholic Church has sent holy statues out to parishioners’ homes. A new study finds that these visits create a local subeconomy, benefitting families and the church.
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Associate Professor of Anthropology and Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor of History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Affliated Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
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Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union
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Visiting Lecturer in Anthropology, Wellesley College
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
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Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Professor of Religious Studies and Cinema and Media Studies, by special appointment, Hamilton College
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Professor of Anthropology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
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Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Tennessee
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Professor and Chair of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, University of Southern California
