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Around the World in 80 Faiths

Episode 8: Europe

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Peter Owen Jones embarks on a journey across his home continent, Europe.

He finds a series of unexpected and surprising rituals and sects - huge underground New Age temples in Italy, shamans in Norway, and Europe's only Buddhist republic.

Pete also discovers a darker side to faith in the tumultuous history of religion in Europe and finds that his own church was responsible for intolerance, persecution and death. This turns out to be a troubling and deeply personal journey for Pete. Show less

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