Long Search, The
- Synopsis
- Survey by Ronald Eyre of the world’s major religions. Each part shows encounters with men and women an attempts to capture something of the faith and understanding of individual people.
1: The Hindu experience in India in the city of Varanasi and a small village in Bihar, through priests, a sadhu and a young boy.
2: American non-conformist Christianity in Indianapolis, in a luxurious Baptist fundamentalist temple, a mainline Methodist church and a black chapel characterised by its outstanding singing.
3: Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Monks and ordinary people explain a religion that has high moral standards, but does not believe in a god.
4: Roman Catholicism, illustrated by papal Mass in St Peter’s, Rome, and the desert monastery of the Little Brothers of Jesus who pattern their lives on Jesus Christ.
5: Islam, experienced in Cairo’s Great Mosque and the ancient University of El Azhar, and in a tiny community on the edge of the desert, virtually untouched by the modern world.
6: Communism and the Orthodox Church: In Romania it is not unusual for a Communist Party member to be a communicant, and the Orthodox Church is regarded as an important part of the country’s cultural heritage and ethnic identity.
7: Judaism: examines the question of Jewishness in New York and Jerusalem.
8: The primitive religion of the Toraja people of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi (Celebes).
9: Two Japanese Buddhist sects: the believers in Pure Land look for salvation and rebirth, and one of Zen’s greatest living masters simplifies the complexities of Zen Buddhism.
10: In South Africa, where the so-called ‘independent’ churches blend Christian teaching with traditional Zulu beliefs.
11: In Taiwan a whole pantheon of gods, both local and imported from the mainland, are worshipped in thousands of Buddhist and Taoist temples.
12: Religion and lifestyle mingle in the San Francisco Bay area, where people brought up in a largely Christian climate look to Taoism and Hinduism for inspiration.
13: After 150,000 miles over four continents and talking to representatives of all the major religions, Ronald Eyre reflects on his experiences. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 13 x 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1977
- Availability
- Sale; 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £325.00 (+VAT +p&p) series
- Subjects
- Religious studies
- Keywords
- Buddhism; Christianity; Hinduism; Islam; Judaism; religious belief and practice; Taoism
Credits
- Cast
Ronald Eyre
Sections
- Title
- 330 million gods
- Synopsis
- 1: The Hindu experience in India in the city of Varanasi and a small village in Bihar, through priests, a sadhu and a young boy.
- Title
- Protestant spirit, USA
- Synopsis
- 2: American non-conformist Christianity in Indianapolis, in a luxurious Baptist fundamentalist temple, a mainline Methodist church and a black chapel characterised by its outstanding singing.
- Title
- Footprint of the Buddha
- Synopsis
- 3: Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Monks and ordinary people explain a religion that has high moral standards, but does not believe in a god.
- Title
- Rome, Leeds and the desert
- Synopsis
- 4: Roman Catholicism, illustrated by papal Mass in St Peter's, Rome, and the desert monastery of the Little Brothers of Jesus who pattern their lives on Jesus Christ.
- Title
- There is no God but God
- Synopsis
- 5: Islam, experienced in Cairo's Great Mosque and the ancient University of El Azhar, and in a tiny community on the edge of the desert, virtually untouched by the modern world.
- Title
- Romanian solution, The
- Synopsis
- 6: Communism and the Orthodox Church: In Romania it is not unusual for a Communist Party member to be a communicant, and the Orthodox Church is regarded as an important part of the country's cultural heritage and ethnic identity.
- Title
- Chosen people, The
- Synopsis
- 7: Judaism: examines the question of Jewishness in New York and Jerusalem.
- Title
- Way of the ancestors, The
- Synopsis
- 8: The primitive religion of the Toraja people of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi (Celebes).
- Title
- Land of the disappearing Buddha
- Synopsis
- 9: Two Japanese Buddhist sects: the believers in Pure Land look for salvation and rebirth, and one of Zen's greatest living masters simplifies the complexities of Zen Buddhism.
- Title
- Zulu Zion
- Synopsis
- 10: In South Africa, where the so-called 'independent' churches blend Christian teaching with traditional Zulu beliefs.
- Title
- Question of balance, A4
- Synopsis
- 11: In Taiwan a whole pantheon of gods, both local and imported from the mainland, are worshipped in thousands of Buddhist and Taoist temples.
- Title
- West meets East
- Synopsis
- 12: Religion and lifestyle mingle in the San Francisco Bay area, where people brought up in a largely Christian climate look to Taoism and Hinduism for inspiration.
- Title
- Loose ends
- Synopsis
- 13: After 150,000 miles over four continents and talking to representatives of all the major religions, Ronald Eyre reflects on his experiences.
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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