Rebirth or reincarnation? Two ideas that look the same but are not
Hinduism and Buddhism both speak of successive lives, but one thinks of a soul that changes bodies, the other of […]
Sacred texts
The texts of Hinduism: from the Vedas to the Bhagavad Gītā
Śruti and smṛti, what was heard and what is remembered: a guide to finding your way through India's great sacred […]
The Book of Enoch: history, manuscripts and why to read it with caution
From the Aramaic fragments of Qumran to the Ge'ez codices: the history of the First Book of Enoch, its canonical […]
John the Baptist in the Gospels, Josephus, the Qur'an and the Mandaeans
Who was John the Baptist? The Gospels, Josephus, the Yaḥyā of the Qur'an and the Mandaeans compared, separating what history […]
What is Hinduism? One name for many traditions
No founder, no single book, no central authority: what holds together the religion of more than a billion people.