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Apocalypse. Episode 2, Sunset in the East /

Werner Weick and Andrea Andriotto undertake the colossal task of telling the story of the Apocalypse from the perspectives of the East and the West; they inquire about the past and the future, between memory and prophecy, about the struggle between light and darkness, and the great questions of cont...

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Other Authors: Weick, Werner (Director, Producer), Altomare, Carlo (Director), Rochlin, Sheldon (Producer), Malina, Judith, 1926-2015 (Narrator), Reznikov, Hanon (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Tibetan
Language Notes:In English and Tibetan with English subtitles.
Published: Derry, NH : Chip Taylor Communications, 2022.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
End of the world > Comparative studies.
Millennium (Eschatology)
Millennialism > China > Tibet Autonomous Region.
Millennialism > India.
India > Religion.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > Religion.
Millénium.
Millénarisme > Chine > Région autonome du Tibet.
Millénarisme > Inde.
Inde > Religion.
Région autonome du Tibet (Chine) > Religion.
End of the world
Millennialism
Religion
China > Tibet Autonomous Region
India
Comparative studies
Documentary television programs
Television mini-series
Documentary television programs.
Television mini-series.
Documentaires télévisés.
Miniséries.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Werner Weick and Andrea Andriotto undertake the colossal task of telling the story of the Apocalypse from the perspectives of the East and the West; they inquire about the past and the future, between memory and prophecy, about the struggle between light and darkness, and the great questions of contemporary mankind. According to the Eastern traditions, we are in the Kali Yuga, the Dark Age ; we meet author Alain Daniélou, a Sanskrit expert; we learn about cremation, called "Swargardhar"; the dark goddess of Calcutta, Kali; and in Tibet, about Buddhism, the mythical Shambala, the Dalai Lama, Padmasambhava, and of Lama Khamtul Rinpoche.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed June 16, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (55 minutes)
Playing Time:00:54:19