Pew Research Center released a 2015 study The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050 which sheds light on a few important trends. Major Religions The fastest growing religion […]
Religion was important to the ancient Greeks and found expression in their arts, myths, rituals, practices, and traditions. Greek religious belief was influenced by a population referred to as the […]
The Vikings were a people with their origins in the areas of modern day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden active during the Viking Age of European history (793-1066 AD). They lived […]
The Dogon are a ethnic people living on the Bandiagara plateau geographically located in the small west African nation of Mali. According to statistics there are roughly 1.6 million Dogon, […]
Shamanism (from the Manchu-Tungus word šaman, which means “to know”) is one of humanity’s oldest religious practices which centers on a shaman who consumes mind altering substances, and is believed […]
According to Pew Research Center (2017), Western Europeans surveyed from 15 different countries believe that churches and other religious institutions have a positive role in their societies. They believe that […]
Babylonia was located in the Mesopotamian region (present-day Iraq between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers), and was where communities first evolved into towns and cities. As the settlements grew so […]
Tikopia, a remnant of an extinct volcano, is a small and remote island with a tiny pollution spread out across a handful of villages. It is considered part of the […]
Ancient Egyptian religion lasted for over three millennia, and was foremost polytheistic, meaning that the Egyptians believed in the existence of many gods who were actively involved in human life […]
The Ainu are a people traceable to Hokkaido, Japan, known for their animistic view of the world. They have their origins in a merging of cultures, some of whom lived […]
