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  1. Religion and Magic (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    No culture has existed without religion, however, religious practices and beliefs vary widely. This programme defines religion from the viewpoint of anthropology and describes psychological and social...

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  2. Religion and Film: An Introduction

    Date
    23 Apr 2014, 16:57
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Review

    Religion and Film: An Introduction by Melanie J. Wright (I.B. Taurus, 2006), 256 pages, ISBN: 1850438862 (hardback), £47.50; ISBN: 9781850438861 (paperback), £14.99 About the reviewer: Dr Miles Booy was...

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  3. What is Religion? (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Religious studies
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Members from a range of religious communities in Liverpool discuss different aspects of their faith. The programme explores problems in identifying and defining religion, by exploring adherents’ beliefs...

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  4. Venice & Antwerp 2: Forms of Religion (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Nick Levinson
    Subject
    Architecture; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p) pair

    Shot on location in Venice and Antwerp, the programme compares the social impact of religion in the 16th century. Religion dominated many aspects of life now cared for by social services. Despite Catholic...

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  5. Is God a Virus?

    Subject
    Religious studies; Science

    Lecture by Dr Denis Alexander. The title is based on Richard Dawkins comparing religion to a virus or meme which spreads like a disease and is "one of the world’s great evils". In his lecture Alexander...

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  6. Wages of Action, The: Religion in a Hindu Village (1988 Video)

    Producer
    Charles Cooper
    Subject
    Religious studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

    Looks at a rage of Hindu activities in a North India village: rituals performed by different castes, an exorcism sequence, a wedding ritual, a Sattya Narain puja, a pilgrimage to the Ganges, and a variety of...

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  7. Bad Religion: The Riot (2002)

    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 53 min), £17.99

    20 minutes of footage of the riot that ensued on 29 December 1990 when the fire marshalls decided to cancel a gig by Bad Religion (supported by Pennywise and NOFX) at the El Portal Theater in North...

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  8. Asmat of New Guinea, The: A Case Study in Religion and Magic (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    A study of the Asmat, a society in western New Guinea, showing their use of religion and magic as tools of survival in a world they perceive as hostile and threatening.

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  9. Why we Need a Social Science of Religion (2009)

    Subject
    Religious studies; Social sciences

    Professor Steve Bruce, of the University of Aberdeen, delivers the First Annual Lecture for the Centre for Religion and Contemporary Society at Birkbeck College, University of London. [48 minutes]

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  10. Life After Death (2012)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    Ideas about the soul and the afterlife, of sin and God’s purpose have shaped human thinking for thousands of years. Religious rituals remain embedded in the major events of our lives. In this...

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