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Something Understood

Religion & Ethics

Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life

Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life, taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through music, prose and poetry

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Something Understood: 10/10/2010

10/10/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Something Understood, 10/10/2010

Mark Tully looks at the art of parables and fables.

Mark Tully celebrates the art of Fables and asks why they are still considered such powerful teaching tools. With stories from Israel, Germany and the Lebanon.

This week's programme celebrates the effectiveness of fables and asks why they are still considered such powerful teaching tools.

Most of the major faiths use stories to illustrate morals, philosophy or ideas. Mark asks why is this perceived as such a good way of making religious or ethical points and how stories have become such a staple of great preaching for thousands of years. He looks for the type of the great fable or parable and finds some teaching stories that have a lasting effect on the way we behave and why.

The programme draws on readings from The Bible, the Panchatantra and the novelists Javier Marios, George Orwell and Rabih Alahmeddine as well as poetry by Whitman and Herbert. Music includes works by Mahler, Alfven and the Soweto String Quartet.


Producer: Frank Stirling
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