Of People and Beliefs

Of People and Beliefs

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The unusual rituals and ways of worship across the globe.

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The Dogon
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The complex and mysterious world of the animist Dogon people in Western Africa.
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The Aghori
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The Aghori are an unorthodox Hindu community in India that are thought to practice necrophagy, or "eating the dead.
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The Fula
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The unusual religious ceremony, tradition of asking a girl's hand in marriage and initiation ritual of the Fula people in Mali.
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The Sikh
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The monotheistic offshoot of Hinduism and its distinct culture in Punjab, India.
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Voodoo
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The eerie rituals of voodoo stretching from West Africa to the Caribbean, and the White Widows of India.
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From Asia with Farewell
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A young priest in the Himalayas winning his spurs and the quaint ceremony of valediction in the Philippines.
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Rats and Blessings
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The Temple of Rats in Rajasthan, India and the ritual of blessing buildings in Thailand.
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Goddesses and Expiation
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The little girls worshipped as goddesses in Nepal and a widower's journey of redemption in Thailand.
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Candomble and Umbanda
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Two African diaspora religions in Brazil based on trance dances and unusual religious rituals.
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Harvests and Rituals
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The harvest ritual of the Tucano of the Amazons in Brazil and the harvest tradition in the Philippines.
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Funerals and Weddings
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The quaint funeral ritual and the bride abduction of the indigenous Bari in the Amazons.
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Hunting and Manhood
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Young men in the Brazilian Amazons hunt crocodiles and piranhas for marriage and go through a painful "ant" ritual for initiation into manhood.
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Becoming a Sadhu
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The arduous escapology of a criminal from Nepal to India to become a religious ascetic.