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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