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Less gory are the Moriones Festivals on Marinduque Island, south of Manila. Visitors can join masked processions and passion plays over the weekend. The theme is un-Christian revenge: a mock-up of the head of Longinus, one of the centurions who guarded Christ, is paraded through the streets. Or...
The pre-spring break segment of the course will cover the development of witchcraft in western Europe up to and including the Salem witchcraze of 1692, while the second half will concentrate on post-Enlightenment issues, notably contemporary neo-paganism and reactions against it.
The rise in performing the rite of exorcism by the Roman Catholic Church may sound like a movie premise [RELIGION, Oct. 2], but the growth in the number of people who seem unable to distinguish reality from what they see in the movies and on television should be a cause...
Many exorcists think their job prospects are looking up because the need has grown. The culture's lack of a moral anchor, its acceptance of abortion and an increased flirtation with paganism, says Kowalski, can lead the susceptible to "put themselves proximate to darkness." Many exorcists praise The Exorcist for...
Actually, Wiccans say they profess no satanism at all. Their paganism is drawn from pre-Christian European tribal religions that invoke spirits in nature and celebrate the seasons. They do not sacrifice animals or cast evil spells. Ron and Marie Smith, recently retired Army colonels, became Wiccans after having tried...