Religion
Cassadaga: America’s Oldest Spiritualist Community
The mystics of the Florida village offer a connection to the spirits living among us and a portal into America’s religious past
The Holy City of Varanasi
Tourists and pilgrims flock to Varanasi, a sacred Hindu city on the banks of the Ganges River
In Northern Ireland, Getting Past the Troubles
A decade after Protestants and Catholics agreed on a peace treaty, both sides are adjusting to a hopeful new reality
The Brink of War
One hundred fifty years ago, the U.S. Army marched into Utah prepared to battle Brigham Young and his Mormon militia
Heaven Scent
A 600-year-old pharmacy started by Florentine monks is now a trendy global marketer of perfumes and medieval elixirs
Keepers of the Lost Ark?
Christians in Ethiopia have long claimed to have the ark of the covenant. Our reporter investigated
Rebellious Son
Amenhotep III was succeeded by one of the first known monotheists
The Zuni Way
Though they embrace computers and TV, the secret of the tribe's unity lies in fealty to their past
India's Holiest City
At Varanasi, Hindu pilgrims come to pray—and to die—along the sacred Ganges River
Who Was Mary Magdalene?
From the writing of the New Testament to the filming of The Da Vinci Code, her image has been repeatedly conscripted, contorted and contradicted
Shifting Ground in the Holy Land
Archaeology is casting new light on the Old Testament
Medical Sleuth
To prosecutors, it was child abuse - an Amish baby covered in bruises, but Dr. D. Holmes Morton had other ideas
Our Man in Karbala
Coming to terms with Shiite beliefs
In Good Spirits
Lily dale, New York, is a curious little village where the still-quick commune with the once-quick
Living a Tradition
At a handful of sites scattered across New England, Shaker communities transport the past into the present
I Was a Teenage Shaker
Sprigg's has written ten books, organized a major exhibition on Shaker design and served as curator of collections
A Foot Stomping Toe Tapping Culture
The Music of Shaker Culture
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