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      "text": "With few exceptions, the world's religions are anchored in their sacred texts-core writings that express the ideals and vision of the faiths, forming a basis for belief and action. Humanity's library of sacred writings is a huge canon that includes many of the most influential books ever written. In addition to the Hebrew and Christian bibles and the Quran of Islam, major sacred writings include the Hindu Vedas, the Buddhist Sutras, Daoism's Daodejing, and the Analects of Confucius, as well as the beloved texts of religions such as Zoroastrianism and Jainism, and modern faiths such as Baha'i. These are texts that people live by and, at times, are willing to die for.<br /><br />In these 36 lectures, Professor Hardy takes you deeply into the body of sacred writings that have played a fundamental role in human culture and history. Discussing a broad range of texts, the course examines the scriptures of seven major religions, as well as nine lesser known or smaller faiths, including texts from the ancient Egyptian and Mayan societies. In addition to studying the scriptures of the Judeo-Christian and Islamic worlds, you'll discover religious texts from vastly differing cultures around the world. These richly insightful lectures highlight a global legacy of faith, thought, and spirituality.<br /><br /><b>Inhoud</b><br /><br />CH1. Reading Other People's Scriptures<br />CH2. Hinduism and the Vedas<br />CH3. What Is Heard-Upanishads<br />CH4. What Is Remembered-Epics<br />CH5. Laws of Manu and Bhagavad Gita<br />CH6. Related Traditions-Sikh Scriptures<br />CH7. Judaism-People of the Book<br />CH8. Five Books of Torah<br />CH9. Prophets and Writings<br />CH10. Apocrypha and Dead Sea Scrolls<br />CH11. Oral Torah-Mishnah and Talmud<br />CH12. Related Traditions-Zoroastrian Scriptures<br />CH13. The Three Baskets of Buddhism<br />CH14. Vinaya and Jataka<br />CH15. Theravada Sutras<br />CH16. Mahayana Sutras<br />CH17. Pure Land Buddhism and Zen<br />CH18. Tibetan Vajrayana<br />CH19. Related Traditions-Jain Scriptures<br />CH20. Five Confucian Classics<br />CH21. Four Books of Neo-Confucianism<br />CH22. Daoism and the Daodejing<br />CH23. The Three Caverns of Daoist Scriptures<br />CH24. Related Traditions-Shinto and Tenrikyo<br />CH25. Christian Testaments Old and New<br />CH26. Gospels and Acts<br />CH27. Letters and Apocalypse<br />CH28. Apocryphal Gospels<br />CH29. Related Traditions-Mormon Scriptures<br />CH30. Islam and Scriptural Recitation<br />CH31. Holy Qur'an<br />CH32. Hadith and Sufism<br />CH33. Related Traditions-Baha'i Scriptures<br />CH34. Abandoned Scriptures-Egyptian and Mayan<br />CH35. Secular Scripture-U.S. Constitution<br />CH36. Heavenly Books, Earthly Connections<br />",
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