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60 Minutes, Built By Angels
presented by Scott Pelley, 1957-; produced by Nicole Young, fl. 2009; interview by Scott Pelley, 1957-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2019), 13 mins
The churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia are believed to have been built by angels. The northern highlands of Ethiopia rose 31 million years ago when fissures in the earth flooded the Horn of Africa with lava a mile deep. Includes interviews with Fasil Giorghis, an Ethiopian architect and historian; Tsigie Selassie Me...
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presented by Scott Pelley, 1957-; produced by Nicole Young, fl. 2009; interview by Scott Pelley, 1957-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2019), 13 mins
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The churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia are believed to have been built by angels. The northern highlands of Ethiopia rose 31 million years ago when fissures in the earth flooded the Horn of Africa with lava a mile deep. Includes interviews with Fasil Giorghis, an Ethiopian architect and historian; Tsigie Selassie Mezgebu Head Priest of Lalibela; Stephen Battle, an architect; Simon Warwick a master stonemason.
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
Interview, News story
Contributor
Nicole Young, fl. 2009
Author / Creator
Scott Pelley, 1957-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Fasil Giorghis, fl. 2007
Topic / Theme
Monuments, Christianity, Religious beliefs, Churches, Archaeological sites, Architecture, Excavation, Religion and Belief Systems, Ethiopians, Post-Classical Period (500–1450)
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Copyright © 2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Across the Boundaries of Belief: Contemporary Issues in the Anthropology of Religion
edited by Maxine K. Weisgrau and Morton Klass (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, originally published 1999), 436 page(s)
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edited by Maxine K. Weisgrau and Morton Klass (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, originally published 1999), 436 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Maxine K. Weisgrau, Morton Klass
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Westview Press
Topic / Theme
Religion, Cultural views
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 by Morton Klass et al. Reproduced by permission of Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group.
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Actress the Bishop & The Carnival Queen
written by Howard Reid, fl. 1989-2011; directed by Howard Reid, fl. 1989-2011; produced by Howard Reid, fl. 1989-2011, British Broadcasting Corporation (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1991), 50 mins
Examines the traditional annual Brazilian carnival where rival groups dress up in costumes and choose a carnival king and queen. It examines the history and roots of the custom, which was introduced for the slaves in the 17th century, but which was also intermerged with a festival for a West African god, master of...
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written by Howard Reid, fl. 1989-2011; directed by Howard Reid, fl. 1989-2011; produced by Howard Reid, fl. 1989-2011, British Broadcasting Corporation (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1991), 50 mins
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Examines the traditional annual Brazilian carnival where rival groups dress up in costumes and choose a carnival king and queen. It examines the history and roots of the custom, which was introduced for the slaves in the 17th century, but which was also intermerged with a festival for a West African god, master of rebellion, chaos and revellry.Divination, sacrifice, spirit possession and withcraft are also elements that play a part in the carniva...
Examines the traditional annual Brazilian carnival where rival groups dress up in costumes and choose a carnival king and queen. It examines the history and roots of the custom, which was introduced for the slaves in the 17th century, but which was also intermerged with a festival for a West African god, master of rebellion, chaos and revellry.Divination, sacrifice, spirit possession and withcraft are also elements that play a part in the carnival.
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Date Written / Recorded
1991
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Howard Reid, fl. 1989-2011, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Howard Reid, fl. 1989-2011
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Topic / Theme
Brazilian, Religious communities, Religious beliefs, Cultural adaptation, Cultural participation, Cultural identity, Fairs and festivals, Ethnography, Brazilians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 BBC Worldwide
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Adornment of the Dying
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 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (21 January 1918) , 2 page(s)
Date: 21.1.18. Place: Oburaku (Kiriwina). Informant: Tomwayo Lakwabulo. A brief passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J218, describes the adornment of the dying with valuables, which would be offered by the departed spirit to Topileta, the keeper of the underworld. The i...
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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 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (21 January 1918) , 2 page(s)
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Date: 21.1.18. Place: Oburaku (Kiriwina). Informant: Tomwayo Lakwabulo. A brief passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J218, describes the adornment of the dying with valuables, which would be offered by the departed spirit to Topileta, the keeper of the underworld. The information is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, handwritten letter from Raphael Brudo, who mentions th...
Date: 21.1.18. Place: Oburaku (Kiriwina). Informant: Tomwayo Lakwabulo. A brief passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J218, describes the adornment of the dying with valuables, which would be offered by the departed spirit to Topileta, the keeper of the underworld. The information is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, handwritten letter from Raphael Brudo, who mentions that his baby daughter is ill with a type of flu.
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Date Written / Recorded
21 January 1918, 1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Funerals, Afterlife, Trobriand Islanders
Copyright Message
Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia, Shadows and Illuminations
directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Elemental Productions, in Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 35 mins
Shadows & Illuminations follows an older Balinese man, Nyoman Kereta, as he struggles with the intrusion of spirits into his consciousness. Kereta says he has been living in two worlds, the world of his family and community and the world of the spirits, for the past 40 years. His experiences skirt the borders of c...
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directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Elemental Productions, in Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 35 mins
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Shadows & Illuminations follows an older Balinese man, Nyoman Kereta, as he struggles with the intrusion of spirits into his consciousness. Kereta says he has been living in two worlds, the world of his family and community and the world of the spirits, for the past 40 years. His experiences skirt the borders of cultural and spiritual norms, simultaneously manifesting and exceeding Balinese beliefs about the supernatural world and the possibiliti...
Shadows & Illuminations follows an older Balinese man, Nyoman Kereta, as he struggles with the intrusion of spirits into his consciousness. Kereta says he has been living in two worlds, the world of his family and community and the world of the spirits, for the past 40 years. His experiences skirt the borders of cultural and spiritual norms, simultaneously manifesting and exceeding Balinese beliefs about the supernatural world and the possibilities for human interaction with it.
Kereta's reported experiences seem credible or explicable to some, bizarre and extraordinary to others, enigmatic or doubtful to his wife, and the sign of major mental illness to his psychiatrist. The film documents his painful history of trauma, loss and poisoning, and draws on his other family member's interpretations of how to understand his struggles and distress. Central questions of how to interpret his experiences, and what role a schizophrenia diagnosis entails are explored.
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Date Written / Recorded
1997
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Nyoman Kereta, Elemental Productions
Author / Creator
Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia
Topic / Theme
Balinese, Cultural norms, Mental illnesses, Spiritual possession, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 by Documentary Educational Resources
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9: AFRICAN RELIGION
written by Philip D. Curtin, 1922-2009 and Paul Bohannan; in Africa & Africans (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1995, originally published 1964), [115]-125
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written by Philip D. Curtin, 1922-2009 and Paul Bohannan; in Africa & Africans (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1995, originally published 1964), [115]-125
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Philip D. Curtin, 1922-2009, Paul Bohannan
Author / Creator
Philip D. Curtin, 1922-2009, Paul Bohannan
Date Published / Released
1964, 1995
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
African, Cultural identity, African ethnic groups, Spirituality, Wicca, Prayer and meditation, Religious practices, Religion, Africans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1988 by Waveland Press
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Africa Remembered: Narratives by West Africans from the Era of the Slave Trade
edited by Philip D. Curtin, 1922-2009 (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1997, originally published 1967), 396 page(s)
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edited by Philip D. Curtin, 1922-2009 (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1997, originally published 1967), 396 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Philip D. Curtin, 1922-2009
Date Published / Released
1967, 1997
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
West African, Recorded history, African ethnic groups, Slave trade, Treatment of slaves
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 by Waveland Press
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African Christianity Rising: Ghana
directed by James Ault, fl. 2004; produced by James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2013), 1 hour 17 mins
Christianity's explosive growth in Africa was totally unexpected at the dawn of independence from colonial rule and is part of a startling reversal in world history. Christianity is no longer the religion of the West. Over two-thirds of the world's Christians now live in the global South — with Africa growing th...
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directed by James Ault, fl. 2004; produced by James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2013), 1 hour 17 mins
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Christianity's explosive growth in Africa was totally unexpected at the dawn of independence from colonial rule and is part of a startling reversal in world history. Christianity is no longer the religion of the West. Over two-thirds of the world's Christians now live in the global South — with Africa growing the fastest.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Author / Creator
James Ault, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Cultural ethos, Religious beliefs, Christianity, Ghanaians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Documentary Educational Resources
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African Christianity Rising: Zimbabwe
directed by James Ault, fl. 2004; produced by James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2013), 1 hour 14 mins
Christianity's explosive growth in Africa was totally unexpected at the dawn of independence from colonial rule and is part of a startling reversal in world history. Christianity is no longer the religion of the West. Over two-thirds of the world's Christians now live in the global South — with Africa growing th...
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directed by James Ault, fl. 2004; produced by James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2013), 1 hour 14 mins
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Christianity's explosive growth in Africa was totally unexpected at the dawn of independence from colonial rule and is part of a startling reversal in world history. Christianity is no longer the religion of the West. Over two-thirds of the world's Christians now live in the global South — with Africa growing the fastest.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Author / Creator
James Ault, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Cultural ethos, Religious beliefs, Christianity
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Documentary Educational Resources
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African Merchants of the Indian Ocean: Swahili of the East African Coast
written by John Middleton, fl. 1990 (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2004, originally published 2004), 156 page(s)
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written by John Middleton, fl. 1990 (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2004, originally published 2004), 156 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
John Middleton, fl. 1990
Author / Creator
John Middleton, fl. 1990
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
Swahili, Cultural life, Merchants, Field work for anthropology, African ethnic groups
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 by Waveland Press
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