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Imprint: Chantilly, Virginia : Teaching Co., [2008], ©2007. Series: Great Courses, 6312. Responsibility: Lecturer: Professor Mark W. Muesse, Rhodes College. OCLC Number: 99996604. Language: In English. Physical: 4 videodisc (720 min. - 24 30-min lectures) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebooks : 155 pages ; 20 cm. Features: DVD.
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DVD / Front Desk
ISBN
9781598032826
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Description: What could the beliefs and traditions of a Zoroastrian, a person of Jewish faith, a Buddhist, a follower of Confucius, or a Christian have in common? How do religions evolve over time? This course offers a rare opportunity to relate your own spiritual questions to a variety of ancient quests for meaning and transcendence. In Religions of the Axial Age, Professor Mark W. Muesse shows you the historical conditions in which the world religions arose, while letting you see how they answered shared metaphysical and human dilemmas. He helps you think about specific traditions while pondering the common processes of religious development.
Not content to study religion merely from books, Professor Muesse has also observed and participated in these traditions in their native contexts, especially in South Asia. Thus his approach to the study of religion is not solely academic or historical but also reflects a deep respect for religious experience as it is felt and lived.
You will explore fascinating aspects of several major world religions at the time of their birth. Although Professor Muesse emphasizes the early religious traditions of Iran, South Asia, and China, he also shows how these compare, contrast, and contribute to contemporary Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Content: 24 Lectures
1. What Was the Axial Age?
2. The Noble Ones
3. The World of Zoroaster
4. Zoroaster's Legacy
5. South Asia before the Axial Age
6. The Start of the Indian Axial Age
7. Death and Rebirth
8. The Quest for Liberation
9. The Vedantic Solution
10. The One and the Many
11. The Life of Siddhattha Gotama
12. "I am Awake"
13. Why We Suffer
14. The Noble Path
15. From Buddha to Buddhism
16. Jainism
17. East Asia before the Axial Age
18. The World of Confucius
19. The Foundations of Confucianism
20. The Cultivation of Virtue
21. Early Confucianism and the Rise of Daoism
22. The Daodejing
23. Daoist Politics and Mysticism
24. Reflections on the Axial Age
FY2012 / jvsn
Not content to study religion merely from books, Professor Muesse has also observed and participated in these traditions in their native contexts, especially in South Asia. Thus his approach to the study of religion is not solely academic or historical but also reflects a deep respect for religious experience as it is felt and lived.
You will explore fascinating aspects of several major world religions at the time of their birth. Although Professor Muesse emphasizes the early religious traditions of Iran, South Asia, and China, he also shows how these compare, contrast, and contribute to contemporary Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Content: 24 Lectures
1. What Was the Axial Age?
2. The Noble Ones
3. The World of Zoroaster
4. Zoroaster's Legacy
5. South Asia before the Axial Age
6. The Start of the Indian Axial Age
7. Death and Rebirth
8. The Quest for Liberation
9. The Vedantic Solution
10. The One and the Many
11. The Life of Siddhattha Gotama
12. "I am Awake"
13. Why We Suffer
14. The Noble Path
15. From Buddha to Buddhism
16. Jainism
17. East Asia before the Axial Age
18. The World of Confucius
19. The Foundations of Confucianism
20. The Cultivation of Virtue
21. Early Confucianism and the Rise of Daoism
22. The Daodejing
23. Daoist Politics and Mysticism
24. Reflections on the Axial Age
FY2012 / jvsn
Physical description
, 155 p.; 4.75 inches
Description
Twenty-four lectures presenting an overview of world religions from 800 B.C. to 200 B.C.
Language
Original language
English
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Excellent review of religions of the Axial Age: circa 800 -200 B.C.E.
Very good professor - all pertinent ideas well articulated.
Excellent exposition of the NonDual concept in both Buddhism and Hinduism.
Very good professor - all pertinent ideas well articulated.
Excellent exposition of the NonDual concept in both Buddhism and Hinduism.