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Kusum
directed by Jouko Aaltonen, fl. 2000; produced by Jouko Aaltonen, fl. 2000 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2000), 1 hour 9 mins
Kusum is a 14-year-old Indian girl. She lives and attends school in Delhi. Kaushal, her father, drives a motorised rickshaw and works his fingers to the bone to support his family. Sumitra, Kusum’s mother, is about to have a baby. Kusum’s family is poor, but their life isn’t too bad, until Kusum falls ill. S...
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directed by Jouko Aaltonen, fl. 2000; produced by Jouko Aaltonen, fl. 2000 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2000), 1 hour 9 mins
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Kusum is a 14-year-old Indian girl. She lives and attends school in Delhi. Kaushal, her father, drives a motorised rickshaw and works his fingers to the bone to support his family. Sumitra, Kusum’s mother, is about to have a baby. Kusum’s family is poor, but their life isn’t too bad, until Kusum falls ill. She isolates herself, she has raving fits and she refuses to eat properly. Her family takes her to see a doctor, but no physical illness...
Kusum is a 14-year-old Indian girl. She lives and attends school in Delhi. Kaushal, her father, drives a motorised rickshaw and works his fingers to the bone to support his family. Sumitra, Kusum’s mother, is about to have a baby. Kusum’s family is poor, but their life isn’t too bad, until Kusum falls ill. She isolates herself, she has raving fits and she refuses to eat properly. Her family takes her to see a doctor, but no physical illness can be found. It’s evil spirits, say the neighbours. Kusum, Kaushal and Aunt Suman journey to the neighbouring town of Hapur, where Bhagat the healer lives. Bhagat is well-known throughout the region, and people travel hundreds of miles to see him. Bhagat’s methods include conversation, rituals and herbal treatments. Joint trance sessions in which spirits talk constitute the core of his methodology. Should a patient fail to enter a trance, Bhagat’s assistant Meena takes the spirits into herself and is entranced on behalf of the patient. Bhagat examines the family and orders treatment.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Antti Pakaslahti, fl. 2000, Jouko Aaltonen, fl. 2000
Author / Creator
Jouko Aaltonen, fl. 2000, Antti Pakaslahti, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Indian, Religious beliefs, Faith healing, Demons, General medical conditions, Poverty, Adolescence, Ethnography, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2000. Used by permission of Royal Anthropological Institute. All rights reserved.
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