Sacred Journeys

Culture Series / 1 Season

Join best-selling author/adventurer Bruce Feiler on an epic journey as he travels with contemporary pilgrims on six historic pilgrimages around the world and explores how these sacred landscapes and revitalized routes are reshaping faith.

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Osun-Osogbo (Preview)

1m 33s

Venture deep into the sacred forest outside the city of Osogbo to celebrate the goddess Osun. This episode of Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres December 30 at 9/8C on PBS (check local listings). See more from Osun-Osogbo at http://pbs.org/sacredjourneys

Kumbh Mela (Preview)

1m 36s

Bathe in the sacred river Ganga alongside 100 million Hindus. This episode of Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres December 30 at 8/7C on PBS (check local listings). See more from the Kumbh Mela at http://pbs.org/sacredjourneys

Notes from the Field: The Naked Holy Men (Kumbh Mela)

3m 33s

One of the most well-known symbols of the Kumbh Mela is the naked men known as Naga Sadhus. Why are they naked, and what happens when host Bruce Feiler joins a Naga Sadhus in his tent? Find out!

The Hajj (Preview)

1m 35s

Travel in the footsteps of the prophet Muhammad to the annual gathering of Muslims in Mecca. This episode of Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres December 23 at 9/8C on PBS (check local listings). See more from the Hajj at http://pbs.org/sacredjourneys

Jerusalem (Preview)

1m 35s

Celebrate the Jewish festival of Sukkot in Jerusalem and walk in the footsteps of Jesus from Nazareth to Capernaum. This episode of Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler premieres December 23 at 8/7C on PBS (check local listings). See more from Jerusalem at http://pbs.org/sacredjourneys

Yoruban History and Diaspora (Osun-Osogbo)

1m 58s

Explore the history of Yorubaland, home to one of the greatest civilizations in sub-Saharan Africa until the slave trade captured and sold millions of men, women, and children to the Americas, in this video resource from PBS LearningMedia.

Three Religions, One City (Jerusalem)

3m 59s

Explore the history of Jerusalem in this video resource from PBS LearningMedia and find out why this city is considered one of the most sacred sites to three major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Visions of the Virgin Mary (Lourdes)

4m 21s

Learn about Bernadette Soubirous, a young peasant who proclaimed in 1858 that she had had numerous encounters with the Virgin Mary in the small French village of Lourdes, in this video resource from PBS LearningMedia.

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