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Since the beginning of civilization, humans have paid homage to the spiritual realm by erecting beautiful structures on Earth. In this program, Dan Cruickshank visits Saint Catherine's Monastery in...
Since the beginning of civilization, humans have paid homage to the spiritual realm by erecting beautiful structures on Earth. In this program, Dan Cruickshank visits Saint Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai desert, built where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments; China's Hanging Temple, a Taoist monastery that clings precariously to the sheer face of a cliff; two 16th-century wooden churches in the Russian wilderness that still serve a devout congregation today; and the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Tamil Nadu, India, where Hindus come to celebrate the wonder of creation.
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- Creator
- BBC Worldwide Ltd
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2014], c2008
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn879609203
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on March 15, 2014.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Portions with English subtitles.
- Religious Structures (1:14) -- St. Catherine's Monastery (5:01) -- Moses' Holy Ground (1:43) -- New Jerusalem Community (5:05) -- Hanging Temple (4:07) -- Daoist Cliff Face Monastery (4:16) -- Oppressing Daoism (3:42) -- Russian Religious Island (4:47) -- Kizhi Architectural Symbolism (4:56) -- Kizhi Hospitality (2:04) -- Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (3:05) -- Worshiping Vishnu (1:53) -- Hindu Architectural Symbolism (3:03) -- Vishnu Procession (3:47) -- Credits: Paradise: Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture (0:38)