DVD
Exploring the roots of religion / The Teaching Company.
Professor Hale takes you deep inside caves and crypts and leads you through vast deserts and ancient cities around the globe for a comprehensive look at specific religious archaeological sites around the world.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781598035773
- ISBN: 1598035770
- Physical Description: 6 videodiscs (approximately 1,080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 134 pages ; 19 cm).
- Publisher: Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Course no. 3650." 36 lectures (30 min. each). Course guidebook includes scope, outline, glossary, bibliography, suggested readings, and questions to consider for each lecture. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1. Lecture 1. The roots of religious experience -- Lecture 2. Neanderthal burials at Shanidar -- Lecture 3. Hunting magic in sacred caves -- Lecture 4. Myths of the shaman -- Lecture 5. Realm of the Mother Goddess -- Lecture 6. Mysteries of the megaliths -- Lecture 7. Towers and tombs of Sumeria -- Lecture 8. Tomb of the first emperor of China -- Lecture 9. Feasting with the dead at Petra -- Lecture 10. Druid sacrifice at Lindow Moss? -- Lecture 11. Honoring ancestors in ancient Ohio -- Lecture 12. A Viking queen sails to eternity. Part 2. Lecture 13. Dancing with bulls at Knossos -- Lecture 14. Oracle bones in ancient China -- Lecture 15. Sun and sexuality in early Scandinavia -- Lecture 16. Apollo speaks at Klaros -- Lecture 17. Chalice of blood in ancient Peru -- Lecture 18. Decoding rituals at Palenque -- Lecture 19. Temple of the Goddess on Malta -- Lecture 20. The Aten-- monotheism in Egypt -- Lecture 21. Deities of the Acropolis -- Lecture 22. Gods and pyramids at Teotihuacan -- Lecture 23. Sacred city on the Mississippi -- Lecture 24. Sun and shadow at Machu PIcchu. Part 3. Lecture 25. Celestial gateway at Giza -- Lecture 26. Cosmic hub at Stonehenge -- Lecture 27. Desert lines at Nazca -- Lecture 28. Skywatchers at Chaco Canyon -- Lecture 29. Mountain of the Gods at Angkor -- Lecture 30. The stone heads of Easter Island -- Lecture 31. Tending Zoroaster's sacred fire in Iran -- Lecture 32. Writing the Dead Sea scrolls at Qumran -- Lecture 33. Taking religions underground at Rome -- Lecture 34. Forging iron at Jenne-jeno on the Niger -- Lecture 35. Carving monasteries at Ajanta in India -- Lecture 36. Faiths lost and found. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Producer, James Blandford ; editors, Rich Bernett, James Blandford. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Lecturer, John R. Hale, University of Louisville. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC. |
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| Subject: | Archaeology and religion. Excavations (Archaeology) Religion > History. Rites and ceremonies. Ritual. |
| Genre: | Feature films. Instructional films. Educational films. Lectures. Nonfiction films. Feature films > United States. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Library | Adults 201.42 HAL Great Courses (Text) | 33454005610712 | 2nd Floor | Available | - |
| New Castle Public Library | 200.9 Hale (DVD) (Text) | 31902005241559 | NWCM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
