Films for the Humanities and Sciences - The Roots of Belief: Animism to Abraham, Moses, and Buddha

The Roots of Belief: Animism to Abraham, Moses, and Buddha

Neanderthals begin burying their dead in sepulchers that simulate their huts in an attempt to connect with the spiritual world. When God first speaks to Abraham, he becomes the father of three great religions: Judaism, and subsequently Christianity and Islam. Moses leads the children of Israel out of slavery and into the Promised Land. Buddha, "The Awakened One," teaches humans to transcend their worldly desires. This program traces these stories, and their inevitable path toward the institutionalization of religious practice. (51 minutes)

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Item#: BVL8308
Copyright date: ©1998
VHS ISBN 978-1-4213-1683-3
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-1682-6

Part of the Series : Religion: A World History


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