Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists in Taiwan unearthed a snake-shaped artifact likely used in ancient religious rituals. The serpentine object, which ...

Ssitkimkut is the extraordinary Korean ritual for the dead that cleanses the dead spirit, assisting it on its way to the next life. The ritual is layered with singing, dancing, instrumental and ...

Helena Soholm holds up the five directional flags of Korean shamanism in Dronningmølle, Denmark. (Arin Yoon) It is the day before the ceremony and forty people from different parts of the world will ...

The artifact was sculpted and hardened at a low temperature in the Middle Neolithic Age in Taiwan. (all photos courtesy Hung-Lin Chiu) Archaeologists in Taiwan have unearthed a snake-shaped piece of ...

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In 2019, 29-year-old Pakistani filmmaker, Nadeem Alam Alkarimi began investigating shamanism in Hunza Valley, his hometown. Since graduating from the National College of Arts (NCA), in Lahore, ...

A female shaman performs rituals at Trishul Danda ahead of Janai Purnima festival in Gosainkunda. All photos: PARVEZ SHAIKH A week before my planned trek to Gosaikunda last month, I was in Kathmandu ...

Archaeologists in Taiwan unearthed a snake-shaped artifact likely used in ancient religious rituals. The serpentine object, which dates back some 4,000 years, was discovered last year in Taoyuan City, ...

This is the second installment of interviews with speakers from the 3rd Annual AltSex NYC Conference, which was held on Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Jerry Orbach Theater in Manhattan. Source: James ...