- 1 Food
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Savor the forbidden taste off taboo meals from around the globe, some hilarious others deadly serious. Find out why eating habits--like language--are a key definer of culture.
Air Date: 2002-09-30
- 2 Healers
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Go beyond science to examine the mysterious powers of healers who derive their strength from what other cultures may consider illegitimate or unproven.
Air Date: 2002-10-07
- 3 Tattoo
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Explore the art of tattoos from the deadly serious markings of headhunters to bloody scarification rituals in Africa, and on to Western artists who use their bodies as a canvas.
Air Date: 2002-10-14
- 4 Voodoo
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Experience the dark side with religion's ultimate outcast. Trace how voodoo has grown in diversity and become taboo, even in cultures where it is widely practiced.
Air Date: 2002-10-21
- 5 Witchcraft
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Take a secret look at our darkest ritual - black magic. Explore the nature of power itself, and how it both elevates and corrupts our species.
Air Date: 2002-10-28
- 6 Marriage
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Attend and elaborate--yet illegal--ceremony in India, watch as one man's two wives prepare him for a third bride, and witness same-sex partners exchange vows in Europe.
Air Date: 2002-11-04
- 7 Drugs
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Take a trip from traditional acceptance to modern rejection, exploring how drugs are used in ancient cultures and why they are prohibited in modern ones.
Air Date: 2002-11-11
- 8 Evil Spirits
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Confront the presence of good and evil and explore the ways some cultures take on evil spirits directly.
Air Date: 2002-11-18
- 9 Sexuality
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Cross the line of defined gender and plunge into the lives of people living in the gray area of sexuality.
Air Date: 2002-12-02
- 10 Death
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Delve into the ultimate unknown that awaits us all. Experience how different cultures deal with death by preparing lavish funerals, bonfires, and ancient rituals.
Air Date: 2002-12-09
- 11 Test of Faith
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Watch as religious beliefs are put to the extreme test through taboo practices that display a common belief: the stronger your faith, the more you can ask of your God.
Air Date: 2002-12-23
- 12 Blood Sports
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Explore the human fascination with violence as sport, and see how it taps into hidden corners of our common heritage.
Air Date: 2002-12-29
- 13 Death
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Delve into the ultimate unknown that awaits us all. Experience how different cultures deal with death by preparing lavish funerals, bonfires, and ancient rituals.
Air Date: 2002-12-09
- 14 Beauty