The Other Side of the Leaf

Neil MacGregor continues his series about the expression of shared beliefs with a focus on societies who believe that they share the landscape with co-inhabitants who are not visible but are present. Such belief systems can be found in places such as the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. It is difficult, Neil MacGregor suggests, to express this relationship with the landscape in the English language. Words such as spirits, gods or beings do not adequately convey the nature of the co-inhabitants - and although these co-inhabitants cannot always be seen, they are always there, on the other side of the leaf. Producer Paul Kobrak Produced in partnership with the British Museum Photograph (c) The Trustees of the British Museum.

You can listen to The Other Side of the Leaf online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

The Other Side of the Leaf is an episode from Living With The Gods by BBC.

This episode is 14:16 long.

This episode was published on Nov 22, 2017.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Living With The Gods when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.