Product Details

• Actors: Ben Kingsley, Rina Sircar, Lewis Lancaster, Jakusho Kwong-roshi, Bert Reo Anderson
• Directors: Michael D'Anna
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS INC.
• DVD Release Date: April 30, 2002
• Run Time: 150 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005YRV7
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,768 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Religions of the World: Our World Faiths Animated" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: E1 Entertainment Release Date: 03/08/2005 Run time: 150 minutes

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars **ANIMATED! Realize this, and......., June 8, 2005

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Stacey Dawn Brody "gemini29" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Religions of the World: Our World Faiths Animated (DVD)

I know, I deserve it for not reading carefully enough before purchasing, but I was so excited by the subject...

That being said, it isn't bad, but leaves out a lot of things. I happened already to know about Judaism and Christianity, so I could fill in what was missing or neglected, but this could be dangerous and unfulfilling if I was trying to learn about them without previous knowledge (as in Islam; I have to take the word of the storyteller of this video here). I know about Judaism and Christianity, so I could fill in myself what was lacking in the video.

This is good for children (I guess?) to teach them that different people worship in different ways, but to give a basic overview of world religions, I would not employ this as a teaching tool. It simply leaves out too many pieces of the puzzles for each of the religions.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars useless, October 23, 2005

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R. Buehler "grandpa" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This video is useless for children of all ages. I bought it to expose my kids to various religious traditions. For the younger kids, this video was much too abstract and "artsy" to have any meaning. For the older kids, it was too cute and deviod of real insight or information. A total waste.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Teaching Tool, October 13, 2006

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Sarah Egan (Cleveland, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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As a 7th grade world history teacher I try to pull from as many sources as possible. As a supplement to other instructions these short stories help provide some background knowledge for my students. I think it is definitely worth the money and could be great discussion starters. The stories are appropriate for middle school students. The Confucius and Buddha stories are my favorite.