Thinking About Religion and Violence. Episode 3, Violence in Sacred Texts
(2019, original release: 2018)
Nonfiction
eCourse
Details
PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2018
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
6808888
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
Explore the special power and authority that sacred texts have for religious practitioners, and how some people invoke these stories and images to legitimize violence. Consider several prevalent themes found in sacred texts like the Bible, the Bhagavad-Gita, and the Qur'an: vengeful deities, holy wars, and holy suffering
Film
In Process Record
Jason C. Bivins
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2018
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English