Synopsis
Explores how six major world religions have expressed the spiritual yearnings of the faithful in art and architecture through the ages.
Episodes
Season 11E1PaganismChristy 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.26m2E2JudaismChristy Kenneally explores how the Jews, scattered to the four corners of the world, found refuge and how they expressed themselves in art and architecture.26m3E3ChristianityChristy 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.26m4E4IslamFive 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.26m5E5HinduismChristy 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.26m6E6BuddhismChristy 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.26m
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