Hinduism was placed as a layer on top of pre-existing variational animist traditions and therefore the ... This feature is still visible today as, for example, some Buddhist religious writings still ...

While it is predominantly Muslim in its religious make-up, Hindu and animist are prevalent ... The Resort Island of Bali, for example, is largely Hindu, however a growing Muslim presence has created ...

Smartphone apps, social media, and artificial intelligence are all making religion more accessible. Is it enough to slow ...

Discovered in central Germany, the 1,800-year-old silver artifact held a tiny scroll, which researchers have now deciphered ...

The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese scroll from the late 12th century that graphically depicts ...

Texas officials may deny that’s what they’re doing, but it’s the reality that Rice University religion scholar David Brockman found when he studied the plan. For example, the biblical ...

8 For example, in Mosul, political parties tried to shift ownership and control of Sunni religious sites to the Shiite Endowment, according to Sunni members of parliament. Also in Iraq, a Syriac ...

A silver amulet found next to a skeleton in a 1,800-year-old grave in Germany speaks to the importance — and the risk — of ...

Christians, the second largest minority, make up 2.3 percent. More than 80 percent are Hindus, including 104 million indigenous people who follow the animist religion.

What can be understood as the gods, or the sacred, or their spirits are called Kami. Kami are divine objects commonly drawn from nature, including beings and natural forces. Some consider it a ...

For more than a decade, Pew Research Center has been tracking global patterns in restrictions on religion – whether imposed by governments or by individuals or social groups. Scroll down to explore ...