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The Power of Song
Kirchenpelz was not just 'Sunday Best' it showed your allegiance to the Lutheran Church
Lines of Communication
Prayer is both a highly individualized activity and a profoundly communal act
Becoming an Adult
Human rites of passage, that mark the transition from childhood to adulthood
Mother and Child
How societies and communities seek to protect the newly-born and their mothers
Living with the Dead
Deceased ancestors had great wisdom and could be called upon to help key decision-makers
Dependence or Dominion?
How nature and seasonal change shaped shared beliefs from the Yupik people to Egyptians
Here Comes the Sun
The importance of the sun, from the very earliest days of humanity
Water of Life and Death
How water became an essential part of religious practise in Christianity, Islam, Judaism
Fire and State
Many societies have seen the mesmerizing phenomenon of fire as a symbol of the divine
The Beginnings of Belief
Through the ancient Lion Man sculpture Neil MacGregor explores the role of shared beliefs
