Historically, religious festivals have been means to celebrate special occasions, markers of sacred time and space, means to consolidate political power and reify community identity, ways to invoke the divine …
Query 1: The Religious Festivals Humanities Lab Project reveals that we become enmeshed in the complicated and vibrant diversity of California and because these celebrations are capable of assuaging our …
Eclectic forms of religious life in the United States have existed for a long time and have been grouped together under many different labels. The kinds of traditions that …
Watashi wa Manzanar! I am Manzanar. These words were proclaimed by Dr. Satsuki Ina and greeted with a vocal and visual response as volunteers held up pre-made signs with …
On Saturday, April 25, 2015, the Manzanar Committee (http://manzanarcommittee.org/) convened the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. What began as a post-World War II remembrance by two Japanese immigrant ministers, of those …
“Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Ram Hare Ram, Ram Ram Hare Hare!!” The mahamantra (the most significant chant) of the Hare Krishnas reverberates throughout soccer fields, …