NAIROBI, March 4 (Reuters) - Whirling masked spirits clad in raffia and laughing children daubed with clay dance across the pages of "African Twilight," the latest book by two photographers ...

(THE CONVERSATION) — Cultures have built elaborate rituals to help humans process ... The soul continues its journey of birth, death and rebirth, in perpetuity until a final liberation.

The yojana came about in order to save the tribal population from incurring debt during the rituals held to mark the birth of a child and a death in the family. Under the scheme, the state ...

Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have traversed 44 of Africa's 54 countries over four decades, documenting rituals used to mark milestones such as birth, death, and courtship, the graduation of girl ...

Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have traversed 44 of Africa's 54 countries over four decades, documenting rituals used to mark milestones such as birth, death, and courtship, the graduation of ...