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  1. Alea iacta est

    Religions in Vietnam

    I arrived in Vietnam in the beginning of the pandemic and I have been here since then. I'm curious of the different religions there are in Vietnam. Buddhism is the biggest one. But many parts of Buddhism have clear roots to folk religions (especially the Chinese folk religion) as far as I can...
  2. Alea iacta est

    Discrimination in Jewish congregations?

    I have a question since a very long time and I haven't been able to find an answer on it. There are many answers about similar things but not on the specific question I have. I wonder whether it's common to discriminate people who wish to convert to Judaism? I have read that it might exists in...
  3. Alea iacta est

    Shinto esotericism?

    Is there anything as Shinto esotericism? The Shinto religion itself is very spiritual so it might not be a need for an esoteric version of Shinto, as in many other religions? Are there any books about this? I searched for it online but could only find Shinto-Buddhist syncretism from China. It...
  4. Alea iacta est

    Meditation in Judaism...

    ... is not very wellknown. What I understand it's been existing in Judaism since the Antiquity. This means we're not discussing Jewish Buddhists but Jewish meditation. How common is Jewish meditation among you who are Jews? Which branch (Reform, Conservative, Orthodox etc) use it most? There...
  5. Alea iacta est

    Newbie

    Hello, I just discovered this forum, and I wish I had known about this forum long ago. I live in Sweden where I'm a graduate student in Religious Studies. I have studied all world religions and New Age. But my main focus has been about Islam, Christianity and Judaism so far. The main academic...
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