蜜芽传媒

The Making of Meaning

How do we begin to understand the original intention of ancient art?

• 17 mins

Change Your Life

Examining images of the crucifixion of Christ and a serene figure of Buddha

• 17 mins

Rejecting the Image

Focussing on the word: a yad is used to follow the text during readings from the Torah

• 17 mins

Living with Many Gods

The role and expression of beliefs with a focus on societies living with many gods

• 17 mins

Living with One God

How one god became central to worship in ancient Babylon and Egypt

• 17 mins

The Other Side of the Leaf

The societies who believe that they share the landscape with invisible co-inhabitants

• 17 mins

Global Gods, Local Needs

How gods can reach new communities and faiths adapts

• 17 mins

Gods Living Together

How faiths co-exist in India

• 17 mins

Ruling with the Gods

The relationship between gods and the earthly rulers with a heavenly mandate

• 17 mins

Living with No Gods

Neil MacGregor focuses on societies which aimed to live without religious beliefs

• 17 mins

Turning the Screw

A focus on those faiths seen as a threat to the state

• 17 mins

The Search for a State

The attempts of some faiths to establish a state of their own

• 17 mins

Living with Each Other

Neil MacGregor concludes his series on how shared beliefs have shaped societies.

• 17 mins