Brad Sigmon was executed to exhibit the power of the state over its citizens. By choosing to be put to death by firing squad, ...

According to Montero, the myth implies that, after a god's passing, its essence gets imprisoned in a mundane creature, subject to the cycles of life and death. Axolotl then carries within itself the ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — Hindus must not succumb to the taboo of marijuana, says Legalize Nepal founder Hemant Shahi, but instead remember their faith's place in global cannabis history. NEW YORK (RNS ...

[From: Society’s Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death Penalty, Laura E. Randa, ed., University Press of America, Inc., 1997. Reprinted with ...

The statue of Lord Shiva, shown as Nataraj-the state of the Hindu deity when he dances, which is called Shiva Tandav, was a gift to the laboratory from the government of India given in 2004. Vaishali ...

Dark Deity is back! A quarter of a century has passed, as Irving and the Eternal Order carefully rebuilt Verroa to protect it against a future war. Their efforts will be put to the test far too ...

Through his control over death, Mrithyu guides righteous individuals ... while reciting sacred prayers addressed to Mrithyu. The deity feels delighted by black sesame seeds, sandalwood, and ...

a deity associated with the evening star, who fled. "He was hunted down and killed," said Arturo Montero, archaeologist of the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas. "And from his death ...

As a cosmic divine authority, Yamraj performs more than death notification duties because he helps guide souls through rebirth cycles and paths to liberation. The deity Yamraj emerges as a ...

subject to the cycles of life and death. Axolotl then carries within itself the Xolotl deity, and when the animal dies and its divine substance transits to the underworld, it later resurfaces to ...