Witness 93: Holy Madness

Record ID: 122308
  • Title: Witness 93: Holy Madness
  • Date: 9th September 1993
  • Summary: "HOLY MADNES" EXPLORES A KNOWN BUT ONLY RECENTLY EXAMINED PHENOMENA OF "JERUSALA M SYNDROME". JERUSALEM IS A PERFECT BACKDROP FOR THE POWERFUL MENTAL ENERGIES WHICH PROPEL THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO LIVE THERE OR WHO COME INTO CONTRACT WITH HER. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE THREE MAJOR RELIGIONS GIVE US AN INSIGHT INTO THE VARIOUS MENTAL ABBERATIONS WHICH LEAD EITHER TO HOSPITALISATION OR IMPRISONMENT. IN HERUSALEM, MORE THAN ANY OTHER PLANET, THERE IS A PALPABLE SENSE OF THE FAITHFUL EXPERIENCING GOD'S EXISTENCE. THERE ARE OTHER SACRED CITIES AND PLACES, BUT NONE HAVE THE POWER OF JERUSALEM TO DOMINATE IN IMAGINATION THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF MILLIONS.
  • Description:THIS FILM PAYS HOMAGE TO JERUSALEM,A CITY CARVED OF STONE AND ENGRAVED IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN HER BOUNDARIES AND BEYOND,EXPLORING THEPHENOMENON KNOWN AS 'JERUSALEM SYNDROME'.
  • Broadcaster:Channel 4
  • Collection: Channel 4
  • Genre:Documentary and Factual
  • Producer:SERED FILMS
  • Programme Episode:Episode 1
  • Transmission Date:09/09/1993
  • Rights:On Request
  • Decade: 1990s
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