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Origins of Religions

How the world's beliefs began and spread, history and each faith's own teaching side by side.

13 stories

Origins of ReligionsOverviewThe Origins of Religions6 minc. 100,000 BC to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 01The First Beliefs6 minc. 100,000 years ago to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 02The Ancient Gods6 min3500 BC to AD 550 Origins of ReligionsEpisode 03Hinduism6 min1500 BC to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 04Zoroastrianism6 minc. 1200 BC to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 05Judaism6 minc. 1200 BC to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 06Buddhism and Jainism7 min5th century BC to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 07Confucianism and Daoism7 min6th century BC to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 08Shinto6 minprehistory to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 09Christianity7 minAD 30 to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 10Islam7 minAD 610 to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 11Sikhism7 min1469 to today Origins of ReligionsEpisode 12Spirits, Brahmins and the Buddha: Southeast Asia8 min1000 BC to today