Around the World in 80 Faiths

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8 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired January 02, 2009

Overview

Pete Owen Jones presents the definitive guide to faith on earth, with eighty rituals across six continents in the space of a year.

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The Middle East

Season 1 - Episode 4 - 1h 0m

Air Date

January 23, 2009

Overview

Pete travels to Israel where he meets the African-Americans who have settled in the Holy Land to live by the principles of the Old Testament - including polygamy. He travels to Syria to explore Islam and meet the Sufi Whirling Dervishes, to Samaria to witness the 3000-year-old Passover sacrifice, and to northern Iraq to track down the ancient and obscure Yazidi sect, who have a curious reputation for devil worship. Pete also visits Jerusalem, revered as the ultimate city of spiritual power, where he takes part in two great rituals - the Christian Via Dolorosa and the Jewish Purim festival. His journey is full of uncomfortable revelations about the roots of religious intolerance, but ends with a redemptive message of peace.