The spirit world
the Pennsylvania State University, WQED Pittsburgh, Cambridge Studios; written and produced by Lance Wisniewski
- Resource Type:
- VHS Video
- Publication:
- S. Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Collection, [1993]
- Copyright:
- ©1992
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- Summary:
- In all cultures, people turn to religion for comfort, guidance and an explanation of spiritual continuities beyond life and death. Ritual behavior and sacred spaces and objects give form to religious meanings, and archaeologists are challenged to detect the significance of what they find--even more difficult, to understand this significance and interpret it properly. This program reviews the basic functions of religion, how religion reflects and reinforces social, political and economic institutions, and how it is manipulated as such institutions evolve. Looks at the development of religion using excavations at Momostenago, Guatemala, and Copan, Honduras, to plot the course and political influence of the Mayan religion, and compares religious practices with those of ancient Rome.
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- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Closed-captioned.
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- Alternate Titles:
- Title on container: Spiritual world
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- System Details:
- VHS.
- Production Credits:
- Coordinating producer, Mark Polloch ; series producer, Sam Low ; executive producer, Jay Rayvid ; photographed by Mark Knobil ... [et al.] ; edited by Eric Handley ; narrated by Stacy Keach ; music by Tom Phillips.
- General Notes:
- Gift: University of North Texas. Department of Anthropology, July 2009.
Public performance rights included. - Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- analog; magnetic; mono
- Video Characteristics:
- VHS; NTSC
- Call Numbers:
- MV 10863
- ISBNs:
- 1559467576
9781559467575 - OCLC Numbers:
- 1053390444
27997631 [Invalid]
