He set rules and regulations that defined human conduct, morality, and rituals ... On the plea of other gods and celestial beings, Shiva restored Daksha to life, replacing his severed head ...

I thought the liturgical tradition, with its vestments, rituals, rules, and customs, was the very thing Jesus had come to destroy. I intuited that what God wanted was a broken and contrite heart.

In the Hindu epic, Mahabharata, Bhisma tells Arjuna the story of the fight between Shiva and Daksha. Shiva destroys ... To the mysterious god Rudra, who lives in the wild, takes care of cattle ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed ...

But the practice of invoking God’s weatherman abilities doesn't only happen in Spain. Special “rainmaking” rituals can be found throughout many cultures. Human history is speckled with ...