Search Results for: Rituals And Power

Simon Price attempts to discover why the Roman Emperor was treated like a god.

13 papers by 16 leading archaeologists and historians of late antiquity and the early middle ages break new ground in their discussion, analysis and criticism o

Examines the history and purpose of political rituals, discusses examples from Aztec cannibal rites to presidential inauguration, and argues that the use of rit

Casper ter Kuile, a Harvard Divinity School fellow and cohost of the popular Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast, explores how we can nourish our souls by

Secret societies in tribal societies turn out to be key to understanding the origins of social inequalities and state religions.