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    Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 1 - What Even IS a Religion?
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    #1 - What Even IS a Religion?

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    Why is defining what is a religion and what is not, so difficult?

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  2. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 2 - How Many Religions Are There?
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    #2 - How Many Religions Are There?

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    Learn why “world religions” is a category constructed by human choice.

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  3. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 3 - What's the Difference Between Cults and Religion?
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    #3 - What's the Difference Between Cults and Religion?

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    What is a cult? How are cults different from religions?

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  4. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 4 - What's the Difference Between Religion and Magic?
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    #4 - What's the Difference Between Religion and Magic?

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    Is there really a difference between magic and religion?

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  5. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 5 - The Infinite Stories of Hinduism
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    #5 - The Infinite Stories of Hinduism

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    What does it mean to be Hindu?

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  6. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 6 - Life, the Universe, and the Buddha
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    #6 - Life, the Universe, and the Buddha

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    Let's explore the ways Buddhists try to leave that suffering behind and reach enlightenment.

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  7. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 7 - Can a River Be A Person?
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    #7 - Can a River Be A Person?

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    What does it mean for a river to be a person? An ancestor, even?

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  8. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 8 - What Does it Mean to Be Jewish
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    #8 - What Does it Mean to Be Jewish

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    What does it mean to be Jewish?

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  9. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 9 - Sacrifice, Redemption, and Miracles: The Story of Christianity
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    #9 - Sacrifice, Redemption, and Miracles: The Story of Christianity

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    Christianity isn’t just about Jesus.

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  10. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 10 - The History and Practice of Islam on Earth and Beyond
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    #10 - The History and Practice of Islam on Earth and Beyond

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    In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we dig into the beliefs, pillars, and spread of Islam.

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  11. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 11 - Religions of the African Diaspora
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    #11 - Religions of the African Diaspora

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    African religions include Islam and Christianity, but also hundreds of diverse and complex indigenou

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 12 - Are Confucianism and Daoism philosophies or religions?
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    #12 - Are Confucianism and Daoism philosophies or religions?

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    In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn about Confucianism and Daoism!

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  13. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 13 - Is Atheism a Religion?
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    #13 - Is Atheism a Religion?

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    We break down the different flavors of atheism and non-belief and ask if atheism is a religion?

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  14. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 14 - How Do Religious Texts Work?
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    #14 - How Do Religious Texts Work?

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    Sacred texts mean vary amongst religions—sometimes they’re essential to belief and other times not.

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  15. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 15 - What Does Ritual Have to Do with Religion?
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    #15 - What Does Ritual Have to Do with Religion?

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    Rituals can mark time and space, create new identities, and connect people to something bigger.

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  16. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 16 - Who Speaks for a Religion?
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    #16 - Who Speaks for a Religion?

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    Religious leaders play a big role in shaping religions today. But who speaks for a religion?

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  17. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 17 - Death and Afterlife Across Religions
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    #17 - Death and Afterlife Across Religions

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    Everybody dies—and then what?

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 18 - Religion, Spirituality, and the Supernatural
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    #18 - Religion, Spirituality, and the Supernatural

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    What does it mean to be "spiritual but not religious"?

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  19. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 19 - Are Science and Religion Compatible?
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    #19 - Are Science and Religion Compatible?

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    Do religion and science always have to be in conflict?

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  20. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 20 - What Do Sex and Gender Have to Do with Religion?
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    #20 - What Do Sex and Gender Have to Do with Religion?

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    What do sex, gender, and sexuality have to do with religion?

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  21. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 21 - What Does Race Have to Do with Religion?
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    #21 - What Does Race Have to Do with Religion?

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    In this episode, we'll unpack racism’s roots in religious colonialism, and what that means for us.

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  22. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 22 - Visions of the End of the World
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    #22 - Visions of the End of the World

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    How will the world end? In this episode, we explore end-of-the-world predictions.

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  23. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 23 - What Does Religious Freedom Mean?
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    #23 - What Does Religious Freedom Mean?

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    We might agree religious freedom is a good thing—but can we agree on what it really means?

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  24. Crash Course Religions Season 1 Episode 24 - Religions and Pop Culture
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    #24 - Religions and Pop Culture

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    We’ll explore how religion shapes pop culture, and pop culture shapes religion right back.

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Best Episodes Summary

"What Even IS a Religion?" is the best rated episode of "Crash Course Religions". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/10/2024. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "How Many Religions Are There?".