FOLK RELIGIONS

This is part five of a five-part series. Religious perspective in Japan might seem to be deteriorating to some, but new religions and spirituality are among the things that offer hope for a promising religious future.

People in Thailand, even the well educated ones, still believe in the power of curses and folk magic.

The Western study of religion can create difficulties with students who come from the East or with those who see the explicit differences that exist with Eastern belief systems. Perhaps there is a better way to resolve these conflicts.

This is part two of a five part series. The Japanese do not see traditional practices as fitting the definition of "religious." But what if there is something wrong with the definition of religion? Or, perhaps shukyo, the word used to describe it?

India is a beautiful place to visit where one finds different cultures and religions being practiced yet its people have a strong bond with each other which reflects '˜unity in diversity'.

If you can't afford harp lessons or don't have a teacher available, you can still learn to play the folk harp. Four inexpensive learning DVD's and other resources can be found here.

Many staunchly religious folk feel the need to always pray for the conversion of non-believers. What drives that?

My impressions of this academic look at Japan's folk religion.

Wicca is a beautiful religion that embraces the use of magic, as do most religions. However, there is a difference between the religion and the magic and between magic and religious magic.

The Goddess Brigid unlike many other deities appears in several religions.

Did you ever want to go back to Jupiter, where you belonged? Yes, that's it. Fiction readers always seem to want a certain couple where it belongs. Going to the moon you would put it. Or Mars.

This article is a guide to the malaysian way of life. This article is especially useful for business travelling.

This is a brief history of Islam and its spread through the Asian continent.

This article examines the history behind and debate over the origins of Jewish sacred music. It also examines modern attitudes towards musical "borrowing" from four major movements of Judaism: Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, and Hasidic (ultra-Orthodox).

The Irish people transformed from a culture whose identity was based on ethnic paradigms to an association embracing Catholicism as a result of the Ulster Plantation.

Often time's people have a negative perspective on the Ethiopian culture. However, Ethiopia has a beautiful culture filled with richness in art, language, religion, and ethnicity.

As I once again fall into the routine of driving to and from my five girls' weekly dance classes, each on a different day and time, and some twice weekly, I wonder if it's really worth it.