Season 1

Episodes

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   1. Paganism

   25 Jan 2004 · 26 min

   Christy Kenneally explores the ancient creed of paganism. In the Dogon tribal lands of Mali, West Africa, he finds the belief on which he feels the great religions of the world were built.

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   2. Judaism

   1 Feb 2004 · 26 min

   Christy Kenneally explores how the Jews, scattered to the four corners of the world, found refuge and how they expressed themselves in art and architecture.

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   3. Christianity

   8 Feb 2004 · 26 min

   Christy Kenneally seeks the expression of Christianity through art and architecture. His journey begins at the end of the world—Inishmurray Island off the coast of County Sligo, Ireland.

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   4. Islam

   15 Feb 2004 · 26 min

   Five times a day, one fifth of the worlds population falls on its knees in prayer facing Mecca. Christy Kenneally is in search of Muslims and how they expressed their belief in art and architecture.

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   5. Hinduism

   22 Feb 2004 · 26 min

   Christy Kenneally learns about Hinduism by journeying to the oldest inhabited city in the world: Varanasi, India. There, he discovers the many Gods that Hindu embraces embodied in art.

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   6. Buddhism

   29 Feb 2004 · 26 min

   Christy Kenneally goes in search of the art and architecture that represents Buddhism. He begins in India with the story of Siddhārtha Gautama and how Buddhism was born.