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Africa & Africans
written by Philip D. Curtin, 1922-2009 and Paul Bohannan (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1995, originally published 1964), 316 page(s)
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written by Philip D. Curtin, 1922-2009 and Paul Bohannan (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1995, originally published 1964), 316 page(s)
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, Revolutions, Social institutions, Cultural identity, African ethnic groups, Cultural change and history, Africans
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Copyright © 1988 by Waveland Press
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African Carving: A Dogon Kanaga Mask
written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973 and Thomas D. Blakely; directed by Thomas D. Blakely and Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 18 mins
The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used.
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written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973 and Thomas D. Blakely; directed by Thomas D. Blakely and Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 18 mins
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The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used. The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used. The carver, a blacksmith, finds the proper tree and, in a secret cave outside the village, he shapes the mask with ges...
The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used. The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used. The carver, a blacksmith, finds the proper tree and, in a secret cave outside the village, he shapes the mask with gestures which repeat the movement of the dancers who will wear it. When a dancer wears the Kanaga mask he becomes the Creator symbolically. He touches the ground with his mask and directs a soul to Heaven. Although these dances are now frequently performed for the public, the meaning of Kanaga is retained by the Dogon who fear, respect and depend on the power of the mask.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973, Thomas D. Blakely
Author / Creator
Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973, Thomas D. Blakely
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Dogon, Costumes, Crafts, Tribal and national groups, Religious faiths, Dance and dancing, Religious rites and ceremonies, Cultural identity, Ethnography
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Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician's Life in Peshawar, Pakistan
written by John Baily, fl. 1973; directed by John Baily, fl. 1973; produced by John Baily, fl. 1973 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 53 mins
This film portrays aspects of an Afghan refugee's life - his living conditions in Peshawar and his longing to return to Herat. It is also about Amir's life as a professional musician and his relationships with other musicians in Peshawar.
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written by John Baily, fl. 1973; directed by John Baily, fl. 1973; produced by John Baily, fl. 1973 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 53 mins
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This film portrays aspects of an Afghan refugee's life - his living conditions in Peshawar and his longing to return to Herat. It is also about Amir's life as a professional musician and his relationships with other musicians in Peshawar. Between 1973 and 1977 John Baily carried out extensive ethnomusicological fieldwork on the urban music of Afghanistan, particularly in the western city of Herat. In 1985, he traveled to Peshawar to film Afghan r...
This film portrays aspects of an Afghan refugee's life - his living conditions in Peshawar and his longing to return to Herat. It is also about Amir's life as a professional musician and his relationships with other musicians in Peshawar. Between 1973 and 1977 John Baily carried out extensive ethnomusicological fieldwork on the urban music of Afghanistan, particularly in the western city of Herat. In 1985, he traveled to Peshawar to film Afghan refugees who were musicians and again met his old friend Amir Mohammad, from Herat. The film portrays aspects of Amir's life as a refugee - his living conditions in Peshawar and his longing to return to Herat. It is also about Amir's life as a professional musician and his relationships with other musicians in Peshawar. Musical performances include resistance songs at a Pakistani wedding. "It is a poignant production. The plight of refugees comes through and should leave no-one indifferent." — Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, UN Co-ordinator Operation Salam
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Baily, fl. 1973, Amir Mohammad, Ahmad Wali Sultani, Shah Wali, 1952-
Author / Creator
John Baily, fl. 1973
Date Published / Released
1985
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Amir Mohammad
Topic / Theme
Pakistani, Afghan, Economic conditions, Cultural change and history, Islam, Ethnomusicology, Musicians, Cultural identity, Refugees, Ethnography, Pakistanis, Afghans
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Beneath the Budding Greenwoods
directed by Evania Wright, fl. 2004; produced by University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology (Manchester, England: University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, 2004), 26 mins
Anne and Rosemary both chose to bury their husbands in the woods rather than in conventional cemeteries, whereas Tony was certain he did not want a vicar at his wife's funeral. Focusing on the experiences of three grieving partners, this film explores how, in the absence of strong religious faith, some people in E...
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directed by Evania Wright, fl. 2004; produced by University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology (Manchester, England: University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, 2004), 26 mins
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Anne and Rosemary both chose to bury their husbands in the woods rather than in conventional cemeteries, whereas Tony was certain he did not want a vicar at his wife's funeral. Focusing on the experiences of three grieving partners, this film explores how, in the absence of strong religious faith, some people in England are looking to ideas of nature and regeneration to cope with grief and loss.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology
Author / Creator
Evania Wright, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology
Topic / Theme
Burial customs, Widowed persons, Religious faiths, Grief, Mourning, English
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 Evania Wright
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Beyond Fear
directed by Michael Perlman, fl. 2003; produced by Michael Perlman, fl. 2003, World2be (Pompton Plains, NJ: Bayview Entertainment, 2008), 54 mins
Badgro (20), a Buddhist monk and Nawang (13), a Buddhist nun lead freedom demonstrations against Chinese repression in Tibet. They are imprisoned and tortured but through the power of positive thinking, find the strength to move beyond fear. When a world wide movement culminates in their release, they find a way t...
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directed by Michael Perlman, fl. 2003; produced by Michael Perlman, fl. 2003, World2be (Pompton Plains, NJ: Bayview Entertainment, 2008), 54 mins
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Badgro (20), a Buddhist monk and Nawang (13), a Buddhist nun lead freedom demonstrations against Chinese repression in Tibet. They are imprisoned and tortured but through the power of positive thinking, find the strength to move beyond fear. When a world wide movement culminates in their release, they find a way to forgive their former torturers as they continue the struggle to free prisons of conscience they left behind.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Michael Perlman, fl. 2003, World2be
Author / Creator
Michael Perlman, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Speaker / Narrator
Ngawang Sangdrol, 1977-, Tenzin Bagdro, 1968-
Person Discussed
Ngawang Sangdrol, 1977-, Tenzin Bagdro, 1968-, Dalai Lama, XIV, 1935-, Mao Zedong, 1893-1976
Topic / Theme
Monasteries, Buddhism, Political demonstrations, Religious movements, Social movements, Political prisoners, Emotions and feelings, Tibetan, Chinese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 Bayview Entertainment
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Bisha: The Awesome Fire Test
written by Nira Sherman-Sides and Elia Sides; produced by Elia Sides and Nira Sherman-Sides, Lily Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 52 mins
Bedouin of the deserts of Arabia and the Middle East have developed a system of law and order called Haj El Orfi - The Law of Knowledge - which evolved from their harsh environment and has been passed down orally for generations. The Bisha ceremony is the ultimate ordeal for revealing the truth. Suspects lick a wh...
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written by Nira Sherman-Sides and Elia Sides; produced by Elia Sides and Nira Sherman-Sides, Lily Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 52 mins
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Bedouin of the deserts of Arabia and the Middle East have developed a system of law and order called Haj El Orfi - The Law of Knowledge - which evolved from their harsh environment and has been passed down orally for generations. The Bisha ceremony is the ultimate ordeal for revealing the truth. Suspects lick a white-hot iron pan with their tongues. If they are scorched, it shows they are lying: if not, they have unequivocally proven their innoce...
Bedouin of the deserts of Arabia and the Middle East have developed a system of law and order called Haj El Orfi - The Law of Knowledge - which evolved from their harsh environment and has been passed down orally for generations. The Bisha ceremony is the ultimate ordeal for revealing the truth. Suspects lick a white-hot iron pan with their tongues. If they are scorched, it shows they are lying: if not, they have unequivocally proven their innocence. This film tells the stories of three individuals who choose to undergo the Bisha. One has been accused of handing over a tribesman to the Israeli Secret Service. One has been accused of murder, and one woman has been accused of adultery for which the penalty is death. She maintains her innocence and undergoes the Bisha in order to save her life. We watch them attempt to vindicate themselves through this awesome ritual. Bisha is a riveting exploration of this unusual custom. The film also delves into other aspects of Bedouin culture -- the role of honored elders, the exorcism of demons, rituals of mystic sects, and other practices of the Bedouin law system. College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nira Sherman-Sides, Elia Sides, Lily Films, Jerry Hyman, fl. 1997
Author / Creator
Nira Sherman-Sides, Elia Sides
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Jerry Hyman, fl. 1997
Topic / Theme
Bedouin, Cultural identity, Murder, Infidelity, Spirituality, Islam, Anthropology, Ethnography, Bedouins
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and Matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé
written by James Lorand Matory (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005, originally published 2005), 392 page(s)
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Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and Matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé
written by James Lorand Matory (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005, originally published 2005), 392 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
James Lorand Matory
Author / Creator
James Lorand Matory
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Topic / Theme
African Brazilian, Candomblé, Cultural identity, Religion, Matriarchies, Africans, Brazilians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 by Princeton University Press
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Black Stalin interview – Front Gallery (Transcript available)
(Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 2001), 1 hour 42 mins
This video is about Calypso/Soca musician, Black Stalin known for militant songwriting style.
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(Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 2001), 1 hour 42 mins
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This video is about Calypso/Soca musician, Black Stalin known for militant songwriting style.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Interview
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Banyan Archive
Topic / Theme
Rastafarian, Social activism and activists, Counterculture, Trinidadians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used with permission of the Banyan Archive.
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Bula Mata (Eye Lashes)
produced by Tonny Trimarsanto, fl. 2007-2011, Privately Published (Privately Published, 2016), 1 hour 1 mins
The film Bulu Mata, or Eyelashes (English translation) which is 60 minutes long, is the story about the life of Transgenders living in Aceh Indonesia, near the northern end of Sumatra. There are 10 indigenous ethnic groups in this region, the largest being the Acehnese people, accounting for approximately 80 to...
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produced by Tonny Trimarsanto, fl. 2007-2011, Privately Published (Privately Published, 2016), 1 hour 1 mins
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The film Bulu Mata, or Eyelashes (English translation) which is 60 minutes long, is the story about the life of Transgenders living in Aceh Indonesia, near the northern end of Sumatra. There are 10 indigenous ethnic groups in this region, the largest being the Acehnese people, accounting for approximately 80 to 90% of the region's population. Aceh is thought to have been the place where the spread of Islam in Indonesia began, and where the spre...
The film Bulu Mata, or Eyelashes (English translation) which is 60 minutes long, is the story about the life of Transgenders living in Aceh Indonesia, near the northern end of Sumatra. There are 10 indigenous ethnic groups in this region, the largest being the Acehnese people, accounting for approximately 80 to 90% of the region's population. Aceh is thought to have been the place where the spread of Islam in Indonesia began, and where the spread of Islam in South East Asia also originates. The Transgenders have their own personal hopes and dreams for a fulfilled and satisfying life. However, people in Aceh often label LGBT as criminals, mentally ill and prostitutes. This hour-long documentary is a conversation about the Transgenders living in Aceh, from their perspective.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tonny Trimarsanto, fl. 2007-2011, Privately Published
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Discrimination, Homophobia, Transgenderism, Transgender persons, Islam, Aceh
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Tonny Trimarsanto
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Call for Grace
directed by Laetitia Merli, 1969-; produced by University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology (Manchester, England: University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, 2000), 31 mins
During Mongolia's seventy years of domination by the Soviet Union, shamanism, like many aspects of Mongolian tradition, was forbidden by the Communist authorities, and went into decline. Since the early 1990s, however, it has been undergoing a revival, and is rapidly regaining its place in Mongolian cultural iden...
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directed by Laetitia Merli, 1969-; produced by University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology (Manchester, England: University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, 2000), 31 mins
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During Mongolia's seventy years of domination by the Soviet Union, shamanism, like many aspects of Mongolian tradition, was forbidden by the Communist authorities, and went into decline. Since the early 1990s, however, it has been undergoing a revival, and is rapidly regaining its place in Mongolian cultural identity. This film explores the life of the shaman-master Tomor, at his centre in Ulaanbaatar, the capital.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology
Author / Creator
Laetitia Merli, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Cultural identity, Shamanism, Mongols (Central Asia)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 Merli Laetitia
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