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How shared beliefs have shaped societies from the earliest days of humanity

How shared beliefs have shaped societies around the world, from the very earliest days of humanity with Neil MacGregor, former Director of the British Museum.

How shared beliefs have shaped societies around the world, from the very earliest days of humanity with Neil MacGregor, former Director of the British Museum. 

Image: Gold coin, Credit: The Trustees of the British Museum

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A 16th Century ivory and gold qibla, used to find the direction of Mecca

30/12/2017 GMT

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Prayer is both a highly individualized activity and a profoundly communal act

Neil MacGregor focuses on prayer, reflecting on how this most highly individualized of activities is also a profoundly communal act, with objects including a 16th Century ivory and gold qibla, used to find the direction of Mecca - a function now offered by smartphone apps. 

Producer Paul Kobrak

Produced in partnership with the British Museum
Photograph (c) The Trustees of the British Museum.

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