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Rejecting the Image
Focussing on the word: a yad is used to follow the text during readings from the Torah
Living with Many Gods
The role and expression of beliefs with a focus on societies living with many gods
Living with One God
How one god became central to worship in ancient Babylon and Egypt
The Other Side of the Leaf
The societies who believe that they share the landscape with invisible co-inhabitants
Global Gods, Local Needs
How gods can reach new communities and faiths adapts
Gods Living Together
How faiths co-exist in India
Ruling with the Gods
The relationship between gods and the earthly rulers with a heavenly mandate
Living with No Gods
Neil MacGregor focuses on societies which aimed to live without religious beliefs
Turning the Screw
A focus on those faiths seen as a threat to the state
The Search for a State
The attempts of some faiths to establish a state of their own
Living with Each Other
Neil MacGregor concludes his series on how shared beliefs have shaped societies.
