Religion, as one of the central features of human culture, is every bit as varied as humanity itself. While the handful of ...

Contemplative orders focus completely on prayer for themselves, the community and the world. These people will have communication with the outside world so that the order survives. However, any ...

and some religions follow a unique calendar. China’s lunar calendar runs on a 60-year cycle; India uses several types of calendars. “Every year different countries will have a political battle ...

In a narrower sense, it is the view that certain types of mystical or other religious experiences are 'essentially the same', phenomenologically speaking, in all or almost all human cultures and ...