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Daba / Na Shaman
directed by Cai Hua; produced by Cai Hua (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1999), 40 mins
After more than a quarter of a century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began openly practising their religion again in the early 1990s. Their priests are called daba. Among the few old shamans who are still living today, Dafa Luzo is the most remarka...
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directed by Cai Hua; produced by Cai Hua (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1999), 40 mins
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After more than a quarter of a century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began openly practising their religion again in the early 1990s. Their priests are called daba. Among the few old shamans who are still living today, Dafa Luzo is the most remarkable. As the main character in the film, we see him looking after his farm and his family, as well as performing rituals to expel all un...
After more than a quarter of a century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began openly practising their religion again in the early 1990s. Their priests are called daba. Among the few old shamans who are still living today, Dafa Luzo is the most remarkable. As the main character in the film, we see him looking after his farm and his family, as well as performing rituals to expel all unclean spirits and demons and honour the ancestors. His main worry, and his greatest hope, is to make sure his knowledge is safely handed down to the next generation.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Cai Hua
Author / Creator
Cai Hua
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Person Discussed
Dafa Luzo, fl. 1999
Topic / Theme
Chinese, Mosuo (Na), Farm life, Demonic possession, Mountains, Shamanism, Religious rites and ceremonies, Ethnography, Na
Copyright Message
Copyright 1999. Used by permission of Royal Anthropological Institute. All rights reserved.
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Daba / Na Shaman (Teacher's Edition)
directed by Cai Hua; produced by Cai Hua (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1999), 41 mins
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After more than a quarter of a century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began openly practising their religion again in the early 1990s. Their priests are called daba. Among the few old shamans who are still livin...
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directed by Cai Hua; produced by Cai Hua (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1999), 41 mins
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View Teaching Guide for this video.
After more than a quarter of a century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began openly practising their religion again in the early 1990s. Their priests are called daba. Among the few old shamans who are still living today, Dafa Luzo is the most remarkable. As the main character in the film, we see him looking after his farm and his family, as well...
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After more than a quarter of a century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began openly practising their religion again in the early 1990s. Their priests are called daba. Among the few old shamans who are still living today, Dafa Luzo is the most remarkable. As the main character in the film, we see him looking after his farm and his family, as well as performing rituals to expel all unclean spirits and demons and honour the ancestors. His main worry, and his greatest hope, is to make sure his knowledge is safely handed down to the next generation.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Cai Hua
Author / Creator
Cai Hua
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Person Discussed
Dafa Luzo, fl. 1999
Topic / Theme
Farm life, Demonic possession, Mountains, Shamanism, Religious rites and ceremonies, Chinese, Na
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999. Used by permission of Royal Anthropological Institute. All rights reserved.
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Disappearing World, Embera: The End of the Road
directed by Brian Moser, fl. 1960; produced by Brian Moser, fl. 1960, in Disappearing World (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1971), 50 mins
The way of life of the 10,000 Embera Indians who live in the Choco region of Colombia, South American, is threatened by the encroachments of Negro Libres (descendants of freed slaves) and by the expansion of the Pan-American highway which cuts through their land. The film's main concern is to show the effects of i...
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directed by Brian Moser, fl. 1960; produced by Brian Moser, fl. 1960, in Disappearing World (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1971), 50 mins
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The way of life of the 10,000 Embera Indians who live in the Choco region of Colombia, South American, is threatened by the encroachments of Negro Libres (descendants of freed slaves) and by the expansion of the Pan-American highway which cuts through their land. The film's main concern is to show the effects of interaction between the Embera river dwellers and two groups of outsiders: the Libres with whom they trade, and the local Catholic missi...
The way of life of the 10,000 Embera Indians who live in the Choco region of Colombia, South American, is threatened by the encroachments of Negro Libres (descendants of freed slaves) and by the expansion of the Pan-American highway which cuts through their land. The film's main concern is to show the effects of interaction between the Embera river dwellers and two groups of outsiders: the Libres with whom they trade, and the local Catholic mission which administers education, religion and civil justice. Although the Embera are exploited by the Libres (who, for example, sell them hunting dogs at very high prices) both groups are poor and largely without rights in Colombian society. In an interview, the Embera explain to the anthropologist that they want protection from the physical attacks of the Libres and legal rights over the land which they have inhabited for many years. Sequences such as this bring out the Embera's plight: they are caught between the bulldozers and the banknotes of the Libres. We are shown the material culture and way of life of the Indians (canoe building, pot making, hunting, curing rituals) but not in a romanticised way, and the polemical organisation of the film allows the ethnographic details of the life of these river Indians to be placed in a wide social and economic context.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ariane Deluz, fl. 1971, Brian Moser, fl. 1960, Chris Kelly, fl. 1971
Author / Creator
Brian Moser, fl. 1960, Ariane Deluz, fl. 1971
Date Published / Released
1971
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Series
Disappearing World
Speaker / Narrator
Chris Kelly, fl. 1971
Topic / Theme
Chocoe, Ethnic relations, Societal structure, Shamanism, Cultural change and history, American Indians, Asians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1971 by the Royal Anthropological Institute
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Gods and Satans (Dieux et Satans)
directed by Gerard Nougarol, fl. 2005 and Martine Journet, fl. 2005; produced by Martine Journet, fl. 2005 and Gerard Nougarol, fl. 2005 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2005), 1 hour 27 mins
Among the Wana people, semi nomads from the Indonesian (Sulawesi) forest, Indo Pino is a shaman recognized by everybody. Her Nephew, who is also a shaman’s son, converted to Christianity some months ago and is now preaching the visions. And for him, if the visions come from God, the visions of the shamans inevit...
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directed by Gerard Nougarol, fl. 2005 and Martine Journet, fl. 2005; produced by Martine Journet, fl. 2005 and Gerard Nougarol, fl. 2005 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2005), 1 hour 27 mins
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Among the Wana people, semi nomads from the Indonesian (Sulawesi) forest, Indo Pino is a shaman recognized by everybody. Her Nephew, who is also a shaman’s son, converted to Christianity some months ago and is now preaching the visions. And for him, if the visions come from God, the visions of the shamans inevitably must come from Satan. Through the Christian concepts of sin and original fault, good and evil notions are revised, The traditional...
Among the Wana people, semi nomads from the Indonesian (Sulawesi) forest, Indo Pino is a shaman recognized by everybody. Her Nephew, who is also a shaman’s son, converted to Christianity some months ago and is now preaching the visions. And for him, if the visions come from God, the visions of the shamans inevitably must come from Satan. Through the Christian concepts of sin and original fault, good and evil notions are revised, The traditional healing practices of the shamans are heavily under attack. Under our eyes a fight between two worlds of religious conceptions is taking place.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gerard Nougarol, fl. 2005, Martine Journet, fl. 2005, Indo Pino, fl. 2005
Author / Creator
Gerard Nougarol, fl. 2005, Martine Journet, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Speaker / Narrator
Gerard Nougarol, fl. 2005, Martine Journet, fl. 2005
Topic / Theme
Wana, Sin, Satan, God, Faith healing, Shamanism, Religious conversions, Christianity, Religious rites and ceremonies, Ethnography, Pamona
Copyright Message
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Indo Pino
directed by Gerard Nougarol, fl. 2005 and Martine Journet, fl. 2005 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2002), 1 hour 25 mins
The small ethnic group of the Wana Wewaju live in Indonesia in the eastern part of Sulawesi (Celebes Island) among the dense equatorial rain forest of the Tokkala Mountains. The film documents the traditional healing practices of the Wana shamans. This film is the result of fifteen years of research and constituti...
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directed by Gerard Nougarol, fl. 2005 and Martine Journet, fl. 2005 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2002), 1 hour 25 mins
Description
The small ethnic group of the Wana Wewaju live in Indonesia in the eastern part of Sulawesi (Celebes Island) among the dense equatorial rain forest of the Tokkala Mountains. The film documents the traditional healing practices of the Wana shamans. This film is the result of fifteen years of research and constitution of ethnocinématographic archives about the shamanism of Wana People from Sulawesi (Indonesia). See as well the companion film GODS...
The small ethnic group of the Wana Wewaju live in Indonesia in the eastern part of Sulawesi (Celebes Island) among the dense equatorial rain forest of the Tokkala Mountains. The film documents the traditional healing practices of the Wana shamans. This film is the result of fifteen years of research and constitution of ethnocinématographic archives about the shamanism of Wana People from Sulawesi (Indonesia). See as well the companion film GODS AND SATANS, 87 minutes, 2005.
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Date Written / Recorded
1999
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Martine Journet, fl. 2005, Gerard Nougarol, fl. 2005
Author / Creator
Gerard Nougarol, fl. 2005, Martine Journet, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Wana, Tribal and national groups, Healers, Alternative medicine, Shamanism, Ethnography, Pamona
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Los Guardianes Del Mayab
directed by Jaime Magaña, fl. 2006; produced by María Bello Buenfil, 1990-, Ambulante Más Allá (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2012), 33 mins
Luis Puc is a Yucatecan Mayan jmen (shaman). He dies and travels to the dimension of the seven heavens where he meets the báalam (guardians). Through them, he receives healing powers and wisdom, which he uses to come back to life to help his fellow men.
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directed by Jaime Magaña, fl. 2006; produced by María Bello Buenfil, 1990-, Ambulante Más Allá (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2012), 33 mins
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Luis Puc is a Yucatecan Mayan jmen (shaman). He dies and travels to the dimension of the seven heavens where he meets the báalam (guardians). Through them, he receives healing powers and wisdom, which he uses to come back to life to help his fellow men.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
María Bello Buenfil, 1990-, Ambulante Más Allá
Author / Creator
Jaime Magaña, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Shamanism, Yucatan Maya
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Royal Anthropological Institute
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Ritual Journeys
directed by Anna Balikci-Denjongpa and Dawa T. Lepcha (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2011), 1 hour 15 mins
The film is an intimate portrait of Merayk, an 80 years old Lepcha shaman or Padim. Merayk lives with his family in Dzongu, a Lepcha reserve in North Sikkim. He performs healing rituals for individuals as well as rituals for the well-being of the household, the clan and his village community. Cameraman Dawa Lepch...
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directed by Anna Balikci-Denjongpa and Dawa T. Lepcha (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2011), 1 hour 15 mins
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The film is an intimate portrait of Merayk, an 80 years old Lepcha shaman or Padim. Merayk lives with his family in Dzongu, a Lepcha reserve in North Sikkim. He performs healing rituals for individuals as well as rituals for the well-being of the household, the clan and his village community. Cameraman Dawa Lepcha followed Meyrak and recorded his daily life and rituals between 2003 and 2007.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anna Balikci-Denjongpa, Dawa T. Lepcha, Merayk Lepcha, fl. 2003-2007
Author / Creator
Anna Balikci-Denjongpa, Dawa T. Lepcha
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Lepcha, Community events, Daily life, Religious rites and ceremonies, Shamanism, Ethnography
Copyright Message
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Ritual Journeys (Teacher's Edition)
directed by Anna Balikci-Denjongpa and Dawa T. Lepcha (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2011), 1 hour 15 mins
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The film is an intimate portrait of Merayk, an 80 years old Lepcha shaman or Padim. Merayk lives with his family in Dzongu, a Lepcha reserve in North Sikkim. He performs healing rituals for individuals as well as rituals for the well-being of the household, the clan and his v...
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directed by Anna Balikci-Denjongpa and Dawa T. Lepcha (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2011), 1 hour 15 mins
Description
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The film is an intimate portrait of Merayk, an 80 years old Lepcha shaman or Padim. Merayk lives with his family in Dzongu, a Lepcha reserve in North Sikkim. He performs healing rituals for individuals as well as rituals for the well-being of the household, the clan and his village community. Cameraman Dawa Lepcha followed Meyrak and recorded his daily life and rituals between 2003 and 2007.
View Teaching Guide for this video.
The film is an intimate portrait of Merayk, an 80 years old Lepcha shaman or Padim. Merayk lives with his family in Dzongu, a Lepcha reserve in North Sikkim. He performs healing rituals for individuals as well as rituals for the well-being of the household, the clan and his village community. Cameraman Dawa Lepcha followed Meyrak and recorded his daily life and rituals between 2003 and 2007.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Anna Balikci-Denjongpa, Dawa T. Lepcha, Merayk Lepcha, fl. 2003-2007
Author / Creator
Anna Balikci-Denjongpa, Dawa T. Lepcha
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Community events, Daily life, Religious rites and ceremonies, Shamanism, Lepcha
Copyright Message
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Song Family Village, 2, The Heavenly Court in Song Family Village: Gender, Hierarchy and Religious Power in a North China Village
directed by Song Zhifang, fl. 2009; produced by Gary Seaman, fl. 2009, University of Southern California. Center for Visual Anthropology, in Song Family Village, 2 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2009), 31 mins
Religious life in the village is highly gendered, with female shamans dominating most religious activities. These shamanesses and their gods are organised as a 'court', which expresses a hierarchy of power and prestige analogous to the traditional Chinese imperium focused on the emperor and his ministers.
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directed by Song Zhifang, fl. 2009; produced by Gary Seaman, fl. 2009, University of Southern California. Center for Visual Anthropology, in Song Family Village, 2 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2009), 31 mins
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Religious life in the village is highly gendered, with female shamans dominating most religious activities. These shamanesses and their gods are organised as a 'court', which expresses a hierarchy of power and prestige analogous to the traditional Chinese imperium focused on the emperor and his ministers.
Date Written / Recorded
2009
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Song Zhifang, fl. 2009, Gary Seaman, fl. 2009, University of Southern California. Center for Visual Anthropology
Author / Creator
Song Zhifang, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Series
Song Family Village
Speaker / Narrator
Song Zhifang, fl. 2009
Topic / Theme
Gender, Shamanism, Women, Chinese
Copyright Message
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Tingvong: A Lepcha Village in Sikkim
directed by Dawa T. Lepcha; produced by Namgyal Institute of Tibetology (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2005), 1 hour 1 mins
The film illustrates the changes the Lepcha of the Dzongu reserve, North Sikkim, have been through in the last 60 years. From the 1940s, the Lepcha of Tingvong village gradually abandoned hunting, gathering and the slash and burn cultivation of dry rice, and became settled agriculturalists. Entire mountains sides...
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directed by Dawa T. Lepcha; produced by Namgyal Institute of Tibetology (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2005), 1 hour 1 mins
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The film illustrates the changes the Lepcha of the Dzongu reserve, North Sikkim, have been through in the last 60 years. From the 1940s, the Lepcha of Tingvong village gradually abandoned hunting, gathering and the slash and burn cultivation of dry rice, and became settled agriculturalists. Entire mountains sides were converted to cardamom and terraced for the cultivation of irrigated paddy. The irrigated rice and the cardamom cash crop not only...
The film illustrates the changes the Lepcha of the Dzongu reserve, North Sikkim, have been through in the last 60 years. From the 1940s, the Lepcha of Tingvong village gradually abandoned hunting, gathering and the slash and burn cultivation of dry rice, and became settled agriculturalists. Entire mountains sides were converted to cardamom and terraced for the cultivation of irrigated paddy. The irrigated rice and the cardamom cash crop not only brought the Lepcha within Sikkim’s market economy but helped create a surplus which could among other things be invested in religion. In the 1940s, the Lepcha of Tingvong embraced Buddhism and all its complex rituals without however abandoning their strong shamanic traditions. Today, both forms of rituals amiably co-exist in the village. This film is part of a long-term visual anthropology training project for the tribal communities of Sikkim. The first phase aims to document the social life and rituals of the Lepcha of Dzongu. We have accumulated over 100 hours of material which is archived at the institute for research use. This is the first film edited from the material.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
Asen Balikci, 1929-, Anna Balikci-Denjongpa, Dawa T. Lepcha, Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
Author / Creator
Dawa T. Lepcha
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Lepcha, Agriculture, Daily life, Shamanism, Buddhism, Cultural change and history, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright 2005. Used by permission of Royal Anthropological Institute. All rights reserved.
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