S01E05: Psalms of David | Art That Shook The World

Duration: 49'07''

Synopsis

Germaine Greer takes a look at the often ignored but rather gigantic influence of the Psalms on wildly diverse cultures, from Jewish through Catholic and American Evangelism to Rastafarianism.

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