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Altar of Fire
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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
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.
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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A Brief History of the Garifuna in Belize
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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
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...
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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Living Cultures, The Celestial Dance of Bhutan
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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
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...
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
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Living Cultures, The Makishi Masquerade
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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
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...
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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Manus Grammar, January 23, 1929
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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)
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...
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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Play, Jankunú Play - The Garifuna Wanaragua Ritual of Belize
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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
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...
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
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Race, Language and Culture
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written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942 (New York, NY: Free Press, 1966), 669 page(s)
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942 (New York, NY: Free Press, 1966), 669 page(s)
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Series of letters from G.W.Murray, Richard Hill, and others to Charles Seligman, 1925 ca.
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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)
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Structural Anthropology
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written by Claude Lévi-Strauss, 1908-2009 (New York, NY: Basic Books, 1963, originally published 1963), 452 page(s)
written by Claude Lévi-Strauss, 1908-2009 (New York, NY: Basic Books, 1963, originally published 1963), 452 page(s)
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Tikopia Field Notes XLIX
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in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia 1928-1929: Tikopia Field Notes, Tikopia Field Notebook XLIX) (London, England) (1929) , 123 page(s)
Date: 1929. A tablet contains handwritten notes on the Tikopia language and customs. Includes a register of births on Tikopia in 1928-29. Volume is indexed.
in Raymond William Firth Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Tikopia 1928-1929: Tikopia Field Notes, Tikopia Field Notebook XLIX) (London, England) (1929) , 123 page(s)
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