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The Los Hermanos Penitentes of the American Southwest began as religious charitable organizations that believed in self inflected pain for God's forgivness and mercy.

Heresies indicated divisions which had grown into distinct and organized belief systems which were not in concert with Catholic Teachings.

Life in medieval times was full of disease and despair. Prophecies predicting the coming of the Antichrist and the end of the world spread terror and despondency.

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591-1666) was an Italian painter who was known as "Il Guercino" ("The Squinting One") because he was cross-eyed.

Rasputin was given credit for curing the tsarevich when he had boughts of illness. However, most people felt the Romanovs would be better off without his influence.

We should be careful not to confuse criticisms of the BBC's editorial stance with the recent scandals over the apparent faking of contests.

The Knight, the Squire, Death and a game of chess. Ingmar Bergman's classic film combines myths and superstitions in a masterly narrative.

The sleek shopping malls of Turkey can be reached using the underground metro system and there'll be absolutely no reason to haggle over the price. Ticketed items only.

From obscurity, Grigori Efimovich became one of the most trusted and feared people in the Russian Royal court, apparently the only person who could heal the Czarevich.

Poet Charles Bernstein wants a "poetry that is bad for you." So he has written "The Ballad of the Girlie Man," a superb example of poem that is certainly bad for poetry.

Billy Wilder's Ace In The Hole is a blistering condemnation of America's vulturous nature; with acid cynicism, the film doesn't skewer America, the film disembowels.

Largely unknown, Penitentes are small sects of extremely devout Catholics found historically in the American Southwest. They focus their main rituals during Holy Week.

Malignant optimists see signs of hope in every fluctuation, read meanings and patterns into every random occurrence, utterance, or slip.

Test your knowledge with this overview of select works of art from the 13th- through 15th-centuries and the museums where they currently reside.

The Shi'ite Muslims mourn the anniversary of the slaying of Husayn, son of Ali and grandson of Muhammad, at Karbala (in modern day Iraq) on the Day of Ashura.

This grand and memorable city is a fantastic destination for anyone contemplating a city break. Here's a quick summary of what to expect.