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Altar of Fire
written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and J. F. Staal, fl. 2010; directed by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and J. F. Staal, fl. 2010; produced by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 45 mins
This film records a 12 day ritual performed by Mambudiri Brahmins in Kerala, southwest India, in April 1975. This event was possibly the last performance of the Agnicayana, a Vedic ritual of sacrifice dating back 3,000 years and probably the oldest surviving human ritual.
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written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and J. F. Staal, fl. 2010; directed by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and J. F. Staal, fl. 2010; produced by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 45 mins
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This film records a 12 day ritual performed by Mambudiri Brahmins in Kerala, southwest India, in April 1975. This event was possibly the last performance of the Agnicayana, a Vedic ritual of sacrifice dating back 3,000 years and probably the oldest surviving human ritual. This film records a 12 day ritual performed by Mambudiri Brahmins in Kerala, southwest India, in April 1975. This event was possibly the last performance of the Agnicayana, a Ve...
This film records a 12 day ritual performed by Mambudiri Brahmins in Kerala, southwest India, in April 1975. This event was possibly the last performance of the Agnicayana, a Vedic ritual of sacrifice dating back 3,000 years and probably the oldest surviving human ritual. This film records a 12 day ritual performed by Mambudiri Brahmins in Kerala, southwest India, in April 1975. This event was possibly the last performance of the Agnicayana, a Vedic ritual of sacrifice dating back 3,000 years and probably the oldest surviving human ritual. Long considered extinct and never witnessed by outsiders, the ceremonies require the participation of seventeen priests, involve libations of Soma juice and oblations of other substances, all preceded by several months of preparation and rehearsals. They include the construction, from a thousand bricks, of a fire altar in the shape of a bird. Around 1500 B.C., nomads who spoke an Indo-European language entered India and evolved a complex ritual involving the cults of fire and Soma, a hallucinogenic plant that grew in the Western Himalayas. Their Vedic language developed into Sanskrit, the classical language of Indian civilization. Among the later religions of India, Hinduism accepted and Buddhism rejected the Vedic culture. But both retained many of its ritual forms and recitations. Some of these have traveled all over Asia. Agni, the fire, is still worshipped with the help of Vedic mantras in Japanese Buddhist temples. In India itself, the preservation of the Agnicayana, though partly explained by the extraordinary conservatism of the Vedic Brahmins and their dedication to the culture of their spiritual ancestors, remains one of the miracles of history.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014
Author / Creator
Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, J. F. Staal, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
1976
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Nambudiri, Cultural change and history, Linguistics, Anthropology, Vedas, Religion, Religious rites and ceremonies, Ethnography
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by Documentary Educational Resources
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A Brief History of the Garifuna in Belize
written by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006; directed by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006; produced by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 23 mins
The Garifuna are a Central American people of West African and Native American descent. One of their most popular rituals is wanaragua, a three-fold system of masked Christmas processionals commonly called Jankunú. This ritual is a unique blend of African, European, and Native American (Arawak and Carib) art trad...
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written by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006; directed by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006; produced by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 23 mins
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The Garifuna are a Central American people of West African and Native American descent. One of their most popular rituals is wanaragua, a three-fold system of masked Christmas processionals commonly called Jankunú. This ritual is a unique blend of African, European, and Native American (Arawak and Carib) art traditions in which social and cultural identities are expressed through music, dance, and costume. The Garifuna are a Central American peo...
The Garifuna are a Central American people of West African and Native American descent. One of their most popular rituals is wanaragua, a three-fold system of masked Christmas processionals commonly called Jankunú. This ritual is a unique blend of African, European, and Native American (Arawak and Carib) art traditions in which social and cultural identities are expressed through music, dance, and costume. The Garifuna are a Central American people of West African and Native American descent. One of their most popular rituals is wanaragua, a three-fold system of masked Christmas processionals commonly called Jankunú. This ritual is a unique blend of African, European, and Native American (Arawak and Carib) art traditions in which social and cultural identities are expressed through music, dance, and costume. As dancers adorn themselves in colorful regalia to mimic past foreign oppressors they symbolically affirm their identity. Rare footage of wárini, the now extinct ritual that is the Africanized predecessor to wanaragua, is accompanied by commentary on the significance of the ritual. Examples of wanaragua drumming and dance styles demonstrate how drummers rhythmically interpret the unique movements of each dancer. Gender play and role reversal become part of the revelry as Garifuna men mimic European women. Images of similar processionals in other locations include photos of Masquerade in St. Kitts-Nevis, Gombey in Bermuda, Jonkonnu in Jamaica, John Kuner (now extinct) in North Carolina, Junkanoo in the Bahamas, and Fancy Dress in Ghana. Jankunú Play places the viewer within the context of the Garifuna world at Christmas where music, dance, and art reflect the past to empower the future.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006, Angel "Pappose" Thomas, Darren Trigueño, Brian Castillo
Author / Creator
Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006, Brian Castillo
Topic / Theme
Garifuna, Costumes, Gender roles, Religious rites and ceremonies, Social dances, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Ethnography
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© Documentary Educational Resources
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Linguistics - S.O.S. Seminar IV. 22nd November, 1935
written by University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies, in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 23: [Lectures on Iinguistics]) (London, England) (22 November 1935) , 8 page(s)
Date: 22.11.35. Place: London. Four typed pages with occasional written corrections contain notes a seminar on language and culture at the University of London's School of Oriental Studies, possibly set down by a student. While previous documents were closer to verbatim transcripts of class discussions, these note...
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written by University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies, in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 23: [Lectures on Iinguistics]) (London, England) (22 November 1935) , 8 page(s)
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Date: 22.11.35. Place: London. Four typed pages with occasional written corrections contain notes a seminar on language and culture at the University of London's School of Oriental Studies, possibly set down by a student. While previous documents were closer to verbatim transcripts of class discussions, these notes are mostly paraphrased summaries with topical titles in the left margin and some summary statements inset into the paragraphs themsel...
Date: 22.11.35. Place: London. Four typed pages with occasional written corrections contain notes a seminar on language and culture at the University of London's School of Oriental Studies, possibly set down by a student. While previous documents were closer to verbatim transcripts of class discussions, these notes are mostly paraphrased summaries with topical titles in the left margin and some summary statements inset into the paragraphs themselves. Participants are not identified, as they have been in previous transcripts, but presumably include Malinowski himself. Discussion concerns fixed formulas of speech, such as prayers, with discussion of the mental states of the priest and the congregants. The pages are typed on the back of reused stationery, partial documents of the University of London Professorial Committee or of the British Social Hygiene Council.
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Date Written / Recorded
22 November 1935, 1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Author / Creator
University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies
Topic / Theme
Church services, Language and linguistics
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski Collection, LSE Library. Used with Permission of the LSE Library and the Bronislaw Malinowski Estate.
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Living Cultures, The Celestial Dance of Bhutan
directed by Florence Tran, fl. 2007; produced by Manuel Catteau, fl. 2007, in Living Cultures (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2006), 53 mins
In the far reaches of Bhutan, a tiny Buddhist kingdom nestled between Tibet and India, monks gather in the mountains to prepare for several days of dancing and meditation. Each year, monks dressed in celestial robes and wearing wooden masks perform a sacred dance that both purifies and cleanse away negative emotio...
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directed by Florence Tran, fl. 2007; produced by Manuel Catteau, fl. 2007, in Living Cultures (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2006), 53 mins
Description
In the far reaches of Bhutan, a tiny Buddhist kingdom nestled between Tibet and India, monks gather in the mountains to prepare for several days of dancing and meditation. Each year, monks dressed in celestial robes and wearing wooden masks perform a sacred dance that both purifies and cleanse away negative emotions such as fear, greed or anger.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Florence Tran, fl. 2007, Manuel Catteau, fl. 2007
Author / Creator
Florence Tran, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
ZED (Film production)
Series
Living Cultures
Topic / Theme
Bhutanese, Buddhism, Religious festivals, Social dances, Religious rites and ceremonies, Monks, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of ZED.
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Living Cultures, The Makishi Masquerade
directed by Jérôme Segur, fl. 2001, in Living Cultures (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2006), 1 hour 5 mins
Every April, in Zambia, the Makishi demons come to take away young boys. This event celebrates the beginning of the initiation from adolescence to manhood. In the village of Kashushu, this Mukanda ceremony is 500 years old and has been passed down orally for generations. Patrick, the main organizer this year, has...
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directed by Jérôme Segur, fl. 2001, in Living Cultures (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2006), 1 hour 5 mins
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Every April, in Zambia, the Makishi demons come to take away young boys. This event celebrates the beginning of the initiation from adolescence to manhood. In the village of Kashushu, this Mukanda ceremony is 500 years old and has been passed down orally for generations. Patrick, the main organizer this year, has to raise money for costumes, food and for the 4 months of initiation. But the celebration is so expensive that Patrick struggles to mee...
Every April, in Zambia, the Makishi demons come to take away young boys. This event celebrates the beginning of the initiation from adolescence to manhood. In the village of Kashushu, this Mukanda ceremony is 500 years old and has been passed down orally for generations. Patrick, the main organizer this year, has to raise money for costumes, food and for the 4 months of initiation. But the celebration is so expensive that Patrick struggles to meet both ends. He fears for the future of the Mukanda, and without the help of an organization like UNESCO, it will certainly disappear.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jérôme Segur, fl. 2001
Author / Creator
Jérôme Segur, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
ZED (Film production)
Series
Living Cultures
Speaker / Narrator
Jérôme Segur, fl. 2001
Topic / Theme
Mukanda, Tribal and national groups, Cultural identity, Religious rites and ceremonies, Ethnography, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of ZED.
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Manus Grammar, January 23, 1929
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N49: Papua New Guinea, Folder 5: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Joint field notes. Linguistics #2) (District of Columbia) (23 January 1929) , 6 page(s)
Six pages contain notes, both typed and hand-written and primarily in English, on the grammar of the Manus language of the Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. Topics include mode, tense and particle of position. The last two pages are a sheet of paper with partial, typed notes on one side headed, 'Ramus ceremony procee...
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N49: Papua New Guinea, Folder 5: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune field trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Joint field notes. Linguistics #2) (District of Columbia) (23 January 1929) , 6 page(s)
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Six pages contain notes, both typed and hand-written and primarily in English, on the grammar of the Manus language of the Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. Topics include mode, tense and particle of position. The last two pages are a sheet of paper with partial, typed notes on one side headed, 'Ramus ceremony proceeding kaka, Jan. 28.' and on the other side, two words in indigenous text. The Ramus notes may simply be reused stationery, and the enti...
Six pages contain notes, both typed and hand-written and primarily in English, on the grammar of the Manus language of the Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. Topics include mode, tense and particle of position. The last two pages are a sheet of paper with partial, typed notes on one side headed, 'Ramus ceremony proceeding kaka, Jan. 28.' and on the other side, two words in indigenous text. The Ramus notes may simply be reused stationery, and the entire package may be a retyping at a later date of those 1929 field notes.
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Date Written / Recorded
23 January 1929, 1929
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Author / Creator
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Anthropological linguistics, Manus
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Milking the Desert
directed by Yasmin Fedda, 2007-; produced by University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology (Manchester, England: University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, 2004), 25 mins
This film follows the lives and choices of two monks living at Mar Musa, the Abyssinian Monastery in the desert of Syria. Through their daily lives, the issue of dialogue with Islam emerges.
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directed by Yasmin Fedda, 2007-; produced by University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology (Manchester, England: University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, 2004), 25 mins
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This film follows the lives and choices of two monks living at Mar Musa, the Abyssinian Monastery in the desert of Syria. Through their daily lives, the issue of dialogue with Islam emerges.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology
Author / Creator
Yasmin Fedda, 2007-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology
Topic / Theme
Religious orders, Monks, Monasteries
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 Yasmin Fedda
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Play, Jankunú Play - The Garifuna Wanaragua Ritual of Belize
written by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006; directed by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006; produced by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 45 mins
The Garifuna are a Central American people of West African and Native American descent. One of their most popular rituals is wanaragua, a three-fold system of masked Christmas processionals commonly called Jankunú. This ritual is a unique blend of African, European, and Native American (Arawak and Carib) art trad...
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written by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006; directed by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006; produced by Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 45 mins
Description
The Garifuna are a Central American people of West African and Native American descent. One of their most popular rituals is wanaragua, a three-fold system of masked Christmas processionals commonly called Jankunú. This ritual is a unique blend of African, European, and Native American (Arawak and Carib) art traditions in which social and cultural identities are expressed through music, dance, and costume. The Garifuna are a Central American peo...
The Garifuna are a Central American people of West African and Native American descent. One of their most popular rituals is wanaragua, a three-fold system of masked Christmas processionals commonly called Jankunú. This ritual is a unique blend of African, European, and Native American (Arawak and Carib) art traditions in which social and cultural identities are expressed through music, dance, and costume. The Garifuna are a Central American people of West African and Native American descent. One of their most popular rituals is wanaragua, a three-fold system of masked Christmas processionals commonly called Jankunú. This ritual is a unique blend of African, European, and Native American (Arawak and Carib) art traditions in which social and cultural identities are expressed through music, dance, and costume. As dancers adorn themselves in colorful regalia to mimic past foreign oppressors they symbolically affirm their identity. Rare footage of wárini, the now extinct ritual that is the Africanized predecessor to wanaragua, is accompanied by commentary on the significance of the ritual. Examples of wanaragua drumming and dance styles demonstrate how drummers rhythmically interpret the unique movements of each dancer. Gender play and role reversal become part of the revelry as Garifuna men mimic European women. Images of similar processionals in other locations include photos of Masquerade in St. Kitts-Nevis, Gombey in Bermuda, Jonkonnu in Jamaica, John Kuner (now extinct) in North Carolina, Junkanoo in the Bahamas, and Fancy Dress in Ghana. Jankunú Play places the viewer within the context of the Garifuna world at Christmas where music, dance, and art reflect the past to empower the future.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006, Sebastian Cayetano, Roy Cayetano, Angel "Pappose" Thomas, Rev. Jerris J. Valentine, Darren Trigueño, Joshua Arana, Tyson Johnson, Joseph Palacio, John Mariano, Ignacia Castillo, Brian Castillo
Author / Creator
Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Oliver N. Greene, Jr., fl. 2006, Brian Castillo
Topic / Theme
Garifuna, Costumes, Gender roles, Religious rites and ceremonies, Social dances, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Ethnography
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© Documentary Educational Resources
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Race, Language and Culture
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942 (New York, NY: Free Press, 1966), 669 page(s)
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written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942 (New York, NY: Free Press, 1966), 669 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Date Published / Released
1966
Publisher
Free Press
Topic / Theme
Ethnographic methodology, Anthropology, Cultural identity, Race relations, Language and linguistics
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Series of letters from G.W.Murray, Richard Hill, and others to Charles Seligman, 1925 ca.
in Charles and Brenda Seligman Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science (London, England) (1925), Correspondence re expeditions, Correspondence re Sudan, Correspondence re Sudan (Seligman 4/2/1) , 304 page(s)
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in Charles and Brenda Seligman Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science (London, England) (1925), Correspondence re expeditions, Correspondence re Sudan, Correspondence re Sudan (Seligman 4/2/1) , 304 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Contributor
Charles Gabriel Seligman, 1873-1940
Author / Creator
Charles Gabriel Seligman, 1873-1940
Topic / Theme
Magic, Religious rites and ceremonies, Anthropological linguistics, Social customs, Tombs, Marriage customs, Musical instruments, Jews, Dinka, Coptic, Arabs, Egyptians, Nubian
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Charles Gabriel Seligman Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Charles Seligman Estate.
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