The deadly plague sweeping Madagascar may have a particularly gruesome cause — a local tradition of dancing with dead bodies. Health officials suspect it’s no coincidence that the outbreak — which has ...

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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Deep into the night, the sound of drums reverberated through the township of Mufakose in Zimbabwe's capital city. Barefoot dancers pulsated to the beat in colorful clothing and ...

LADAKH, India (AP) — One by one, 13 Buddhist monks wearing brightly colored silk costumes and wide-brimmed black hats, stepped onto the rectangular courtyard of the Hemis monastery. They began a ...

Courting is as unique to a species as dietary habits or dwelling. Some mating rituals seem almost aggressive, while others ...

Journal of Ritual Studies, Vol. 28, No. 2, Special Issue: Ritual Creativity, Emotions and the Body (2014), pp. 51-63 (13 pages) Deep emotions seem inseparable from the construction of efficacy in much ...

The Bible gives us many characterizations of the dance and its importance in Iron Age Israel. Dance in this culture is described as an expression of spontaneous joy. Investigating both the archaeology ...

In the PBS documentary series “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song,” scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. shows how African Americans introduced new rhythms, music and dance to Christianity ...

Earlier this month (October 14th), Chicago Cubs fans marked the ten-year anniversary of the infamous “Bartman” incident. Steve Bartman, along with a handful of other Cubs fans, attempted to catch a ...

Gule Wamkulu dance secretive society members in gory masks and colorful outfits walk on the streets in Zimbabwe.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) Deep into the night, the sound of drums reverberated ...