Farmers skinned cats about 1,000 years ago in Spain, possibly for the medieval cat-fur industry or a "magical" pagan ritual, a new study finds. Scientists found evidence of the skinning at the ...

Archaeologists excavating a mysterious medieval cemetery in Wales have uncovered compelling evidence that the burial ground was part of an early female religious community. The discovery of a possible ...

Pagans in northern Europe's Baltic region imported horses from neighboring Christian countries during the late medieval period to sacrifice in funeral rituals, a study has revealed. The research, ...

Reading the Torah, there is no doubt about motherhood’s important role in Jewish literature and life. Women are not, however, expected to place motherhood ahead of their own well-being. For example, ...

Now a commander in the U. S. Naval Reserve, Samuel Eliot Morison '08, on leave of absence from his post as Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History, wrote the following history of Harvard ...

Each Haggadah tells not just the story of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, but also the story of its owners. Containing worn, loose or torn out pages, covered with wine stains and littered ...

(The Conversation) — Recent generations of Jewish women have looked to reinvent rituals marking the most meaningful moments in their lives, especially childbirth and motherhood. Women are not, however ...

Now a commander in the U. S. Naval Reserve, Samuel Eliot Morison '08, on leave of absence from his post as Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History, wrote the following history of Harvard ...