Tag: Religion and society
The Martinican bèlè dance – a celebration of land, spirit and...
Camee Maddox-Wingfield, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
On May 22 each year, when the eastern Caribbean island of Martinique...
Some chocolate has a dark side to it – child labor
Robert C Ulin, Rochester Institute of Technology
Chocolate makes for a perfect gift, a comforting snack and even a...
Why the world has a lot to learn about conservation –...
John Ziker, Boise State University
Twenty-five years ago, when I was a young anthropologist working in northern Siberia, the...
At a popular evangelical tourist site, the Ark Encounter, the image...
Susan L Trollinger, University of Dayton and William Trollinger, University of Dayton
The Ark Encounter, an evangelical theme park...
What is a Latter-day Saint temple?
Taylor Petrey, Kalamazoo College
Temples in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often referred to as the...
American Muslim women are finding a unique religious space at a...
Tazeen M. Ali, Washington University in St Louis
As Ramadan draws to a close, Muslims around the world prepare...
Opposition to abortion doesn’t stop some Americans from supporting friends and...
Tricia C. Bruce, University of Notre Dame
Maxine, a pseudonym for a 58-year-old woman, is among a sizable proportion...
Sacred hares, banished winter witches and pagan worship – the roots...
Tok Thompson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The Easter Bunny is a much celebrated character in...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
