Living with the Gods

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Neil MacGregor explores the role and expression of shared beliefs around the world.

Neil MacGregor explores the role and expression of shared beliefs in communities around the world. Produced in partnership with the British Museum.

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Living with the Gods: Turning the Screw

Turning the Screw

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Neil MacGregor on attempts by some societies to outlaw beliefs seen as a threat.

Neil MacGregor on beliefs that have been outlawed because they have been perceived as a threat to the state, including Christians in 17th-century Japan and the Huguenots in France.

Neil MacGregor continues his series on shared beliefs with a focus on those faiths seen as a threat to the state.

A plain board, to be found on a 17th-century Japanese roadside, offers generous rewards to anyone who informs on Christians. At almost exactly the same time a print from France depicts the officially sanctioned destruction of a Huguenot Church just a few miles east of Paris. 

Producer Paul Kobrak

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

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