The Haudenosaunee Creation Story retains value and relevance as the versions transmit “elaborate lessons unknwon” outside of their contexts and communities. Each version makes a valuable contribution to understanding the lifeways of Haudenosaunee communities.
Religion and Belief
Evviva San Giuseppe! St. Joseph’s Table Celebrations in Rural Western New York
A portrait of the Catholic Feast of Saint Joseph in western New York State, including what are the elements of a St. Joseph’s Table, and its connections to place, memory, and family.
Good Spirits
An essay regarding apparitions known as “Shadow People.”
Good Spirits
The author describes an encounter with a feline ghost.
Good Spirits
Beliefs about ghosts and the movement of furniture
Down to the Depths
Libby Tucker’s “Good Spirits” column addresses ghostlore of Binghamton University’s basements.
“I Would Rather be Fixated on the Lord”: Women’s Religion, Men’s Power, and the ‘Dignity’ Problem
Primiano studies the Phildelphia chapter of the Catholic group “Dignity” as an expression of vernacular religion among gay and lesbian Catholics.
Artist Spotlight: Efthimios (Altin) Stoja
Efthimios (Altin) Stoja is an Albanian and Greek artist and iconographer. Ancient frescoes decorating the church walls in his father’s village in Albania first inspired his love of art. Altin trained in the Byzantine/ Macedonian style iconography under master artist...