Foreword -- African religions -- Vodun -- For the Bamileke, death does not exist -- The Hogon foregoes physical contact -- Blue, the color of ritual death -- Sexual intercourse as mystical expression ...

For some people, the mention of voodoo evokes something like a scene from the James Bond novel "Live and Let Die," featuring occult ceremonies with snakes and animal sacrifice. Animal sacrifice was ...

The Thaipusam kavadi ritual is held in honor of the Hindu god Murugan Source: Photo by Dimitris Xygalatas In the highlands of East Africa, an odd ritual takes place every year. At the end of the rainy ...