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...religions about the benefits of light, warmth and well-being or about more “spiritual”, less “earthly” concerns? If you read websites about Hanukkah you will find different emphases. However, you are unlikely to find strongly polarised oppositions. That is, those who emphasise divine intervention and encourage people to be more “spiritual” do not have any...

...religion of the Empire forced upon them. Just as Rochester gains a fortune in the colonies, so does Jane, having been left a fortune by her uncle in Madeira. But it is her cousin, St. John Rivers, who demonstrates the zeal of the colonising religious zealot. The forces of patriachry and racism are embodied in this handsome cousin who wishes her to wed him, and go with him...

...religion has been principally focused on music and religious practice in Britain since the eighteenth century, and in the Methodist movement more widely. [Dr Helen Barlow] Dr Helen Barlow Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences The Open University Dr Helen Barlow researches into the social and cultural history of music in Britain and particularly Wales...

...religion, and the impact of technology on our lives, making his art resonate with a wide audience. He is known for his major public commissions for Somerset House and Transport for London, works that focus on Pan-African histories and futures, including flags and colour representation. He is currently represented by Copperfield Gallery, London. I'm really excited to have...

...religion in motion, and it is an approach I began to develop when I decided to investigate Rastafari in Israel for my Master’s Thesis. In March 2014, I conducted two weeks of fieldwork in Israel, where I was hosted by a Rastafari family living in Ashdod. [Home with Rastafari symbols] Upon my arrival, I was surprised to see that their house was completely covered with...

...religion. The study of the interpretation and use of this controversial garment can give us important insights into the fascinating interaction between dress, religion and culture. This course explores how and why Muslim women wear ‘veils’ today, and how they negotiate complex social and legal rules and practical challenges associated with wearing or not wearing...

...religion should be a matter of personal conscience, as well as one means of teaching everyone how to live together peacefully and cooperatively. His approach has often been compared to the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes. Both were writing in superstitious times wracked by upheaval and conflict. Both argued that religion should fall under political control, as it did in...