The parshiyot of Tazria and Metzora deal with the laws of ritual purity and impurity which Bnei Yisrael must observe now that the Mishkan stands at the center of the camp, such that the Divine ...

Rituals of purification or moral cleansing are common in many religious traditions. For example, ritual washing before prayer, public worship, (re)inclusion, or other religious activities is present ...

An underwater excavation of Bolivia's Lake Titicaca has revealed extensive ritual offerings made by the early elite during the founding stages of the Tiwanaku state—a civilization established around 1 ...