World Religions

Embark on a sacred odyssey across the globe with World Religions, a profound archival film that surveys the origins, rituals, and symbols of humanity’s major faiths—Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Mohammedanism (Islam). This mid-century treasure opens in India’s humid glow, where Hinduism’s chants rise to Shiva amid swirling incense; shifts to a Buddhist temple, its silence broken by prayer wheels spinning under saffron robes; then to Jerusalem’s ancient stones, where Judaism’s menorahs flicker with covenant light. Christianity’s cathedrals echo with hymns, crosses aloft, while Islam’s minarets pierce the sky, calling the faithful to prayer rugs woven with crescent moons. The camera weaves through rites—Ganges baths, Zen meditations, Passover feasts, Easter vigils, Ramadan fasts—and symbols—lotus flowers, stars of David, crucifixes—all narrated with reverence, tracing each faith’s dawn to its enduring mark. Archival Moments revives this spiritual mosaic—subscribe to explore more from the altars of history!