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Extended Interview: Religion at Teotihuacan

Harvard professor of Religion David Carrasco speaks on religion and Teotihuacan.

Aired 11/06/2018 | Rating NR

Native America

Extended Interview: Religion at Teotihuacan

Clip: 11/6/2018 | 2m 38sVideo has Closed Captions

Harvard professor of Religion David Carrasco speaks on religion and Teotihuacan.

Harvard professor of Religion David Carrasco speaks on religion in general and Teotihuacan in particular. He finds common elements that address the creation of the world, otherworldly powers, and peoples relationship to those powers.

Aired 11/06/2018 | Rating NR

Funding is provided by Partnership with Native Americans.

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