Who Were the Aztecs? The Aztecs were an agricultural people living in Mexico from 1300 to 1521 CE. Religiously, the Aztecs were polytheistic for they believed in a pantheon of major and […]
Aztec Creation Myth and Blood Sacrifices to the Gods
What is Jainism?
Origins in the Religious Reformer Mahavira Although Jains believe that Jainism has always existed and that it always will exist, it is Mahavira, regarded by Jains to be the most recent of […]
What is Sikhism?
Sikhism (derived from a Sanskrit word meaning “learner” or “disciple”) is a religion founded during the 15th century in the Northern Indian subcontinent by the religious teacher Guru Nanak (1469-1539). Sikhism is […]
The Viking Religion
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 a rural […]
Zoroaster – Persian Prophet
The historical Zoroaster was an ancient Persian prophet and leader who founded a religion that became dominant in ancient Persia (present-day Iran and surrounding areas) until the 7th century AD, the period […]
Criticisms of L. Ron Hubbard’s Theory of “Dianetics.”
L. Ron Hubbard created a system/theory he called Dianetics (1). He penned two books in 1950 on the subject, Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science and Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental […]
