Can We Recover a Worldview Lost to Colonialism?
Among the Ao Naga of northeast India, humans may have been just one kind of person in a world filled with spiritual beings.
The Meaning Behind Philippine Crucifixions
An anthropologist examines the sacred vows that inspire some Filipino Catholics to reenact Christ's Passion each Holy Week.
Rudyard Kipling’s Buddhism
Long read as an imperial novel, Kim also reflects Britain's changing ideas about Buddhist thought and spiritual practice.
How Indonesia’s Feminists Use the Internet
Online platforms help Muslim scholars and activists share feminist interpretations of Islam, expanding access to new audiences.
Why Care Matters More Than Work
Reproductive justice offers a new way to think about human flourishing beyond the job market.
A Trusted Name in a Dubious Drug Market
Amid the fraud and flimflam of early drug markets, Shakers stood for purity, creating a brand others were eager to exploit.
The Supernatural Side of Malayan Rice Farming
In agrarian Malaya, spirit mediums negotiated with deities and demons to safeguard crops and shape the rhythms of rural life.
The Urgency of Indigenous Values
As global crises mount, religion scholar Philip P. Arnold argues the Haudenosaunee’s Great Law of Peace offers a way out of the West’s self-destructive path.
A Christian Case for Gossip
When silence allows harm to continue, warning others may become a difficult but necessary moral choice.
A Fierce Devotion to the “Empress of Hell”
Medieval dramatizations of the confrontation between the Virgin Mary and King Herod offered a symbolic resistance to tyranny.