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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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The Ainu Bear Ceremony
directed by Neil Gordon Munro, 1863-1942; produced by Royal Anthropological Institute (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001), 29 mins
The RAI has reedited the original film of this ceremony among the Ainu people of Japan. In the bear ceremony, now no longer performed, a specially reared bear was reverently killed and its flesh and blood eaten by the participants. The film shows a series of ritual acts with some commentary on their meaning.
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directed by Neil Gordon Munro, 1863-1942; produced by Royal Anthropological Institute (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001), 29 mins
Description
The RAI has reedited the original film of this ceremony among the Ainu people of Japan. In the bear ceremony, now no longer performed, a specially reared bear was reverently killed and its flesh and blood eaten by the participants. The film shows a series of ritual acts with some commentary on their meaning.
Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Neil Gordon Munro, 1863-1942, Royal Anthropological Institute
Author / Creator
Neil Gordon Munro, 1863-1942
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Ainu, Ethnozoology, Tribal and national groups, Cultural change and history, Religious beliefs, Social customs, Religious rites and ceremonies, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright 2001. Used by permission of Royal Anthropological Institute. All rights reserved.
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Also Called Sacajawea: Chief Woman's Stolen Identity
written by Thomas H. Johnson (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2008, originally published 2008), 140 page(s)
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written by Thomas H. Johnson (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2008, originally published 2008), 140 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Thomas H. Johnson
Author / Creator
Thomas H. Johnson
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Person Discussed
Paraivo, Sacajawea, 1788-1812, Grace Hebard, 1861-1936
Topic / Theme
Shoshoni, Traditional history, Cultural views
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by Waveland Press
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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
Description
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
Copyright Message
by Documentary Educational Resources
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Ancient Mysteries, Season 3, Quest For The Holy Grail
produced by Truusje Kushner, Tracey Benger, fl. 1995 and Susan Lutz, fl. 1996, Filmroos Inc., in Ancient Mysteries, Season 3 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1997), 45 mins
Ancient Mysteries is a series of one-hour documentaries exploring archaeological, historical, and cultural mysteries of the ancient past. Episode: Quest For The Holy Grail: A staple in medieval legend, it sometimes appeared as a cup, a chalice, or a dish. Some say it was taken to England, where it became a part of...
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produced by Truusje Kushner, Tracey Benger, fl. 1995 and Susan Lutz, fl. 1996, Filmroos Inc., in Ancient Mysteries, Season 3 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1997), 45 mins
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Ancient Mysteries is a series of one-hour documentaries exploring archaeological, historical, and cultural mysteries of the ancient past. Episode: Quest For The Holy Grail: A staple in medieval legend, it sometimes appeared as a cup, a chalice, or a dish. Some say it was taken to England, where it became a part of the Arthurian legend. Was it the vessel from which Christ shared wine at the Last Supper?
Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Truusje Kushner, Tracey Benger, fl. 1995, Susan Lutz, fl. 1996, Filmroos Inc., Leonard Nimoy, 1931-2015
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Ancient Mysteries
Speaker / Narrator
Laurence Gardner, 1943-2010, Norris J. Lacy, 1940-, Caitlin Matthews, 1952-, John Matthews, 1948-, Leonard Nimoy, 1931-2015
Person Discussed
Laurence Gardner, 1943-2010, Norris J. Lacy, 1940-, Caitlin Matthews, 1952-, John Matthews, 1948-, Mary Magdalene, Arthur, legendary King of England, Jesus Christ, 0006-0033
Topic / Theme
Jesus Christ, Religious practices, Religious faiths, Religious artifacts, Spirituality, Spiritual healing, Traditional history, Bible, Christianity, Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, ca. 30 C.E., Europeans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 A+E Networks. All Rights Reserved
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Anuta: Polynesian Lifeways for the Twenty-First Century
written by Richard Feinberg (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2004, originally published 2004), 268 page(s)
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written by Richard Feinberg (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2004, originally published 2004), 268 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Richard Feinberg
Author / Creator
Richard Feinberg
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
Anutan, Field work for anthropology, Uncertainty, Domestic life, Marriage, Family descent, Kinship nomenclature, Clans, Communities, Chieftains, Family, Anutans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 by Waveland Press
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Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea
written by Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942 (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1984, originally published 1922), 620 page(s)
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written by Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942 (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1984, originally published 1922), 620 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Date Published / Released
1922, 1984
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
New Guinean, Human description, Boats and ships, Economics, Field work for anthropology, Wicca, Sociology, Relationships, Sailing, Indonesians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1984 by Waveland Press
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Bake Restudy 1984
directed by Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009 and Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017; produced by Apsara Media for Intercultural Education (Van Nuys, CA: Apsara Media for Intercultural Education, 1991), 1 hour 1 mins
A one-hour video narrated by Nazir Jairazbhoy and Amy Catlin. The authors return in 1984 to the original sites of Arnold Bake's 1938 South Indian fieldwork in order to solicit responses to his photographs and audio recordings of numerous performance traditions in an examination of continuity and change. The video...
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directed by Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009 and Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017; produced by Apsara Media for Intercultural Education (Van Nuys, CA: Apsara Media for Intercultural Education, 1991), 1 hour 1 mins
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A one-hour video narrated by Nazir Jairazbhoy and Amy Catlin. The authors return in 1984 to the original sites of Arnold Bake's 1938 South Indian fieldwork in order to solicit responses to his photographs and audio recordings of numerous performance traditions in an examination of continuity and change. The video incorporates Bake's 16mm films and audio recordings. It also shows the background of this Dutch scholar, the methodologies used in both...
A one-hour video narrated by Nazir Jairazbhoy and Amy Catlin. The authors return in 1984 to the original sites of Arnold Bake's 1938 South Indian fieldwork in order to solicit responses to his photographs and audio recordings of numerous performance traditions in an examination of continuity and change. The video incorporates Bake's 16mm films and audio recordings. It also shows the background of this Dutch scholar, the methodologies used in both field trips, and concludes with an examination of the impact of classification, modernization, institutionalization, and festivalization of performance.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017, Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009, Apsara Media for Intercultural Education
Author / Creator
Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009, Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
Apsara Media for Intercultural Education
Speaker / Narrator
Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy, 1927-2009, Amy Catlin, fl. 1982-2017
Person Discussed
Arnold Bake, 1899-1963
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Folk dance, Folk music, Ethnographic methodology, Field work for anthropology, Ethnomusicology, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 Apsara Media for Intercultural Education
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Bambo Jordan: An Anthropological Narrative
written by Bruce T. Williams (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1994, originally published 1994), 204 page(s)
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written by Bruce T. Williams (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1994, originally published 1994), 204 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Bruce T. Williams
Author / Creator
Bruce T. Williams
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
Malawian, Intercultural communication, Cultural life, Field work for anthropology, Malawians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994 by Waveland Press
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Barrie Machin's Sri Lanka, Iramudun
directed by Barrie Machin, fl. 1972, in Barrie Machin's Sri Lanka (Privately Published, 1983), 1 hour 19 mins
This film, written and filmed by Barrie Machin, is about the beliefs of villagers in southwestern Sri Lanka in demonic possession causing illness and suffering. It shows the Iramudun and the Mahasona rituals being performed.
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directed by Barrie Machin, fl. 1972, in Barrie Machin's Sri Lanka (Privately Published, 1983), 1 hour 19 mins
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This film, written and filmed by Barrie Machin, is about the beliefs of villagers in southwestern Sri Lanka in demonic possession causing illness and suffering. It shows the Iramudun and the Mahasona rituals being performed.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Barrie Machin, fl. 1972, Murray Jennings, fl. 1983
Author / Creator
Barrie Machin, fl. 1972
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Privately Published
Series
Barrie Machin's Sri Lanka
Speaker / Narrator
Murray Jennings, fl. 1983
Topic / Theme
Sri Lankan, Demons, Demonic possession, Faith healing, Exorcisms, Cultural views, Sri Lankan people
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1984 by Barrie Machin
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