Christian pilgrimage walks are a way for Berliners and visitors of all ages to engage with their faith without stepping foot ...

Birthday celebrations in the Middle Ages weren’t quite what you might expect. In this video, we explore how birthdays were ...

Breastfeeding has been depicted in art throughout the centuries, forming a visual representation of women’s lived experiences concerning religion and societal expectations. Ancient civilizations ...

Religion permeated cultural life and played a fundamental ... they were often kidnapped and remarried against their will. By the end of the Middle Ages, family control was so strong that women had no ...

In the Middle Ages, the imaginary is an integral part of reality. The world of that time cannot be conceived otherwise. Within this panorama, both real and wonderful, plants play a major role in ...

In the Middle Ages, these fearsome monsters were adopted ... later enabling Theodosius I to make it the official religion of Rome in A.D. 380. It was within this context that the dragon of ...

So writes medieval studies professor Anthony Bale of the University of London’s Birbeck College in this interesting and informative examination of long-distance travel in his book, “A Travel Guide to ...

and some parts of Idaho—the Cascadia of the Modern Middle Ages. The SCA isn’t a new thing. It’s been around since Berkeley history buffs threw on costumes and staged a tournament back in 1966.

In the Middle Ages, people used seals to protect important ... The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect those of Religion News Service.) The Conversation religion coverage ...

Early modern Wales was unique in its outlook on witchcraft. Distinct elements of Welsh culture, including superstition and religion, halted the witch trials seen across the rest of Britain and Europe.

The Middle Ages are generally understood to be a period of history from the end of Roman civilisation in the 5th century to the start of the Renaissance in the 15th century. The ABC's Religion ...

The nomination proposal for the serial site “Testimonies of Italo-Greek Culture between the Early and High Middle Ages” is an invaluable repository of architecture and art, expressing the roots and ...