Death is a shared commonality of the human condition, yet the rituals that attend it vary significantly across cultures and religions. The one commonality is that while the nature of death itself does ...

How does a belief in the afterlife, or lack thereof, help us process death? Across cultures and time, humanity has sought to make meaning of death through ritual, art, myths, and religion. So how has ...

The thought of death alone is riddled with anxieties, especially pertaining to what happens after we die. Many people across the globe subscribe to some form of spiritual belief system to deal with ...

This is the second piece in a two-part series about the psychology that drives our relationships with the dead. The first piece focused on how we view the minds of the dead. How do we relate to the ...

The unexpected death of a friend and colleague to COVID-19 in January 2021 led me to start researching how American death rituals were transforming during the pandemic. My friend was Hindu, and while ...

A unique Indian tradition, the famous 94 ritual in Varanasi, has piqued people's interest on social media and those visiting ...