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Hardy, Grant, 1961-
Sacred books.
Religions.
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Sacred texts of the world [videorecording (
DVD
)] / Grant Hardy.
by
Hardy, Grant, 1961-
Teaching Co., 2014.
Call #:
DVD
208
.2
H269s
Subjects
Sacred books.
Religions.
Series
Great courses (
DVD
). Religion.
Great courses (
DVD
)
ISBN:
9781629970424
Alternate title:
Great Courses. Sacred texts of the world [videorecording (
DVD
)]
Format:
[videorecording (
DVD
)] /
Description:
6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 288 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Notes:
"36 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Course No. 6160.
Home use only.
Contents:
Disc 1. Reading other people's scriptures -- Hinduism and the Vedas -- What is heard: Upanishads -- What is remembered: epics -- Laws of Manu and Bhagavad Gita -- Related traditions: Sikh scriptures -- Disc
2
. Judaism: people of the book -- Five books of Torah -- Prophets and writings -- Apocrypha and Dead Sea scrolls -- Oral Torah: Mishnah and Talmud -- Related traditions: Zoroastrian scriptures -- Disc 3. The three baskets of buddhism -- Vinaya and Jakata -- Theravada Sutras -- Mahayana Sutras -- Pure land Buddhism and Zen -- Tibetan Vajrayana -- Disc 4. Related traditions: Jain scriptures -- Five Confucian classics -- Four books of neo-Confucianism -- Daoism and the Daodejing -- The three caverns of Daoist scriptures -- Related traditions: Shinto and Tenrikyo -- Disc 5. Christian testaments Old and New -- Gospels and Acts -- Letter and Apocalypse -- Apocryphal gospels -- Related traditions: Mormon scriptures -- Islam and scriptural recitation -- Disc 6. Holy Qur'an -- Hadith and Sufism -- Related traditions: Baha'i scriptures -- Abandoned scriptures: Egyptian and Mayan -- Secular scriptures: U.S. Constitution -- Heavenly books, earthly connection.
Performers:
Lecturer: Professor Grant Hardy, University of North Carolina at Asheville.
Summary:
Professor Grant Hardy takes viewers deeply into the world canon of sacred writings that have played an integral role in human culture and history. Covering a wide spectrum of texts, the course examines the scriptures of seven major religious traditions, as well as nine lesser-known or smaller faiths, including sacred writings from the ancient Egyptian and Mayan civilizations. These 36 lectures provide rich insights into world cultures and the meaning of religious faith.
Genre:
Filmed lectures.
Educational films.
Religious films.
DVDs.
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Teaching Company.
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