By Eleazar | Dec 17, 2012 | Editorials World of Religions
The World of Religions No. 56 – Nov/Dec 2012 – There are the fanatics of God. Those who kill in the name of their religion. From Moses, who prescribed the massacre of the Canaanites, to the jihadists of Al-Qaeda, by way of the Catholic Grand Inquisitor, the...
By Eleazar | Sep 5, 2012 | Editorials World of Religions
The World of Religions No. 55 – September/October 2012 — About thirty years ago, when I began my studies in sociology and the history of religions, the only topic of conversation was "secularization," and most specialists in religious studies...
By Eleazar | Sep 4, 2012 | Editorials World of Religions
The World of Religions No. 54 – July/August 2012 — A growing number of scientific studies show the correlation between faith and healing and confirm observations made since time immemorial: the thinking animal that is man has a...
By Tristan Hervouet | August 24, 2012 | Editorials World of Religions
The World of Religions No. 53 – May/June 2012 — Today, the focus is more on the search for identity, on rediscovering one's own cultural roots, on community solidarity. And, alas, increasingly also: on withdrawal into oneself, on the fear of...
By Eleazar | August 24, 2012 | Editorials World of Religions
The World of Religions No. 52 – March/April 2012 — The question of French voting based on religion is very rarely addressed. Even though, by virtue of the principle of secularism, religious affiliation has not been requested in censuses since...
By Eleazar | August 24, 2012 | Editorials World of Religions
The World of Religions No. 51 – January/February 2012 — Our feature highlights an important fact: spiritual experience in its many diverse forms – prayer, shamanic trance, meditation – has a bodily imprint on the brain. Beyond the...