I'm very interested in the culture and history of India.
I hear India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. going all the way back to prehistoric times.
Yes, it's a venerable culture. And a beautiful place.
I think a lot of it's beauty lies in it's religious diversity. India's ancient cultures spurred a massive amount of different belief systems.
What kinds of religions are most common in India?
Shamanism
Shamanism is a practice that involves a practitioner reaching altered states of consciousness in order to perceive and interact with what they believe to be a spirit world and channel these transcendental energies into this world.
Beliefs and practices that have been categorized as "shamanic" have attracted the interest of scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, including anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, religious studies scholars, philosophers and psychologists. Hundreds of books and academic papers on the subject have been produced, with a peer-reviewed academic journal being
major holidays of both religions but did not give their children any religious identity. Perlman told the "Los Angeles Times" in 1998: "We do all the holidays to keep the traditions and the culture going, but I truly don't have a great feeling about any particular organized religion, and I don't think it's right to impose one on my kids. I feel like I'm bringing them up to be good people, and that's what it's about."
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