The Long Search

The Long Search was a series of documentaries on the world's religions. The series was written and hosted by London-based dramatist and director Ronald Eyre. The series received critical acclaim at the time of its production in the late 1970s and is still used to this day in introductory Religious Studies classes.
There are 13 videos in the series. Each video consists of Eyre traveling to countries associated with a particular religion, interviewing practitioners and experts, observing festivals, visiting sacred sites, etc. The videos are as follows:
Protestant Spirit USA
Hinduism - 330 Million Gods
Buddhism - Footprints of the Buddha - India
Catholicism - Rome, Leeds and the Desert
Islam - There is no God but God
Orthodox Christianity - The Rumanian Solution
Judaism - The Chosen People
Religion in Indonesia - The Way of the Ancestors
Buddhism - The Land of the Disappearing Buddhas - Japan
African Religions - Zulu Zion
Taoism - A Question of Balance - China
Alternative Lifestyles in California - West Meets East
Reflections on the Long Search
The videos were produced by the BBC and aired from 1974-1977. They were originally released as a set on VHS in 1978. They have since been re-released on DVD.
 
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