Sects and violence

Duration: 0:25:08

Genre: Educational | Ethnographic | Historical | Religious

Year Published: 1984

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Describes how the three major religions in the Middle East--Islam, Christianity, and Judaism--are in reality fragmented into smaller sects that compete for influence and souls. Examines the Muslim split between Shi'ites and Sunnis; the sectarian violence in Lebanon where Muslims, Maronite Christians, and Druze are in conflict; and the problem in Israel between Jews of Ashkenazic and Sephardic origin. Shows how, as exemplified by factions within all three faiths, religious activism leads to political activism and confrontation.

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