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Religion on Film through history – bridgeman blog

Written by Ethan Bates | May 16, 2019 11:00:00 PM

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

— Buddha

The world’s religions each follow a specific set of rules as defined in their historic texts. Discover our world of Religious footage, from ceremonies to celebrations, religious sculptures to art.

Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and a selection of other popular religions are well-represented in the archive. If you need some inspiration for footage of buildings, artwork or people, give our showreel a try – it is a good introduction to our archive and includes clips of Folk, Sikh and Islamic religions – among others.

Our archive of exclusive footage clips is growing all the time so there is always something new to discover.

 

Christianity

Judaism

Buddhism

Islam

Folk and Pagan

Hinduism

Showreel

Showcasing our varied collection of contemporary and archival footage documenting the practices, traditions, art and architecture of religion and spirituality around the world.

 

 

Can’t find what you’re looking for?

We offer free research, so please contact the team if you need help sourcing anything from the archive.