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A Bishop for Mendi
directed by Philip Gibbs, 1947-; produced by Fidelis Sope, fl. 2012, Fidso Media Productions (Privately Published, 2012), 43 mins
A BISHOP FOR MENDI, 2012, 42 minutes. The blending of indigenous beliefs with Catholic ceremonies. This one in welcoming a new Catholic Bishop.
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directed by Philip Gibbs, 1947-; produced by Fidelis Sope, fl. 2012, Fidso Media Productions (Privately Published, 2012), 43 mins
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A BISHOP FOR MENDI, 2012, 42 minutes. The blending of indigenous beliefs with Catholic ceremonies. This one in welcoming a new Catholic Bishop.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Fidelis Sope, fl. 2012, Fidso Media Productions
Author / Creator
Philip Gibbs, 1947-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Catholicism, Ordinations, Missionaries
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Philip Gibbs
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Cham in the Lepcha Village of Lingthem
directed by Asen Balikci, 1929- (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2007), 50 mins
Every winter, over a period of six days, the lamas of Lingthem's village monastery hold their annual cham. These dramatic ritual masked dances impart elementary Buddhist teachings while providing entertainment to villagers. Their main purpose is to remove obstacles and ward off misfortune for the village, its inha...
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directed by Asen Balikci, 1929- (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2007), 50 mins
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Every winter, over a period of six days, the lamas of Lingthem's village monastery hold their annual cham. These dramatic ritual masked dances impart elementary Buddhist teachings while providing entertainment to villagers. Their main purpose is to remove obstacles and ward off misfortune for the village, its inhabitants and the monastery. However, for lamas and more serious Buddhist practitioners, these cham and their rituals hold deep philosoph...
Every winter, over a period of six days, the lamas of Lingthem's village monastery hold their annual cham. These dramatic ritual masked dances impart elementary Buddhist teachings while providing entertainment to villagers. Their main purpose is to remove obstacles and ward off misfortune for the village, its inhabitants and the monastery. However, for lamas and more serious Buddhist practitioners, these cham and their rituals hold deep philosophical meanings. The dances were beautifully filmed by Dawa Tsering Lepcha in his own village monastery in the Lepcha reserve of Dzongu, North Sikkim. In the course of this village event, the deities who emerge in the period between death and rebirth make their rhythmic appearances followed by the Lord of Death who judges one's good and bad deeds in the after life. This film is the second produced by the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology as part of its visual anthropology project. This training program for indigenous filmmakers aims to produce a documented video record of Sikkim's vanishing indigenous and Buddhist cultures. Its primary purpose is to record and preserve the meaning and proper performance of Sikkim's rituals within their social and economic context.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Asen Balikci, 1929-, Anna Balikci-Denjongpa
Author / Creator
Asen Balikci, 1929-, Anna Balikci-Denjongpa
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Indian, Lepcha, Community events, Dancing, Monks, Economics, Cultural identity, Buddhism, Religious rites and ceremonies, Monasteries, Ethnography, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2007. Used by permission of Royal Anthropological Institute. All rights reserved.
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China Insight: Stories of Tibet, 2, Part 2
produced by Kweichow Moutai and IFENG.COM, in China Insight: Stories of Tibet, 2 (Tai Po, Hong Kong (State): Phoenix Satellite Television Company, 2023), 28 mins
Tibet Autonomous Region is located on the southwestern border of the People's Republic of China, in the southwestern part of the Tibetan Plateau. It is famous for its majestic and magnificent natural scenery. It is a vast land with spectacular landscapes, rich resources, and many famous scenic spots and monuments....
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produced by Kweichow Moutai and IFENG.COM, in China Insight: Stories of Tibet, 2 (Tai Po, Hong Kong (State): Phoenix Satellite Television Company, 2023), 28 mins
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Tibet Autonomous Region is located on the southwestern border of the People's Republic of China, in the southwestern part of the Tibetan Plateau. It is famous for its majestic and magnificent natural scenery. It is a vast land with spectacular landscapes, rich resources, and many famous scenic spots and monuments. Since ancient times, the people on this land have created a rich and splendid national culture. Ranging from Buddhist culture to vario...
Tibet Autonomous Region is located on the southwestern border of the People's Republic of China, in the southwestern part of the Tibetan Plateau. It is famous for its majestic and magnificent natural scenery. It is a vast land with spectacular landscapes, rich resources, and many famous scenic spots and monuments. Since ancient times, the people on this land have created a rich and splendid national culture. Ranging from Buddhist culture to various intangible cultural heritages to boarding schools, the series takes viewers into the magical land of Tibet from a variety of perspectives.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kweichow Moutai, IFENG.COM
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
Phoenix Satellite Television Company
Series
China Insight: Stories of Tibet
Topic / Theme
Intellectual life, Monasteries, Monks, Religious practices, Religious education, Buddhism, Traditional history, Tibetan
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2023 Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited
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China Insight: Stories of Tibet, 3, Part 3
produced by Kweichow Moutai and IFENG.COM, in China Insight: Stories of Tibet, 3 (Tai Po, Hong Kong (State): Phoenix Satellite Television Company, 2023), 27 mins
Tibet Autonomous Region is located on the southwestern border of the People's Republic of China, in the southwestern part of the Tibetan Plateau. It is famous for its majestic and magnificent natural scenery. And it is a vast land with spectacular landscapes, rich resources, and many famous scenic spots and monume...
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produced by Kweichow Moutai and IFENG.COM, in China Insight: Stories of Tibet, 3 (Tai Po, Hong Kong (State): Phoenix Satellite Television Company, 2023), 27 mins
Description
Tibet Autonomous Region is located on the southwestern border of the People's Republic of China, in the southwestern part of the Tibetan Plateau. It is famous for its majestic and magnificent natural scenery. And it is a vast land with spectacular landscapes, rich resources, and many famous scenic spots and monuments. Since ancient times, the people on this land have created a rich and splendid national culture. Ranging from Buddhist culture to v...
Tibet Autonomous Region is located on the southwestern border of the People's Republic of China, in the southwestern part of the Tibetan Plateau. It is famous for its majestic and magnificent natural scenery. And it is a vast land with spectacular landscapes, rich resources, and many famous scenic spots and monuments. Since ancient times, the people on this land have created a rich and splendid national culture. Ranging from Buddhist culture to various intangible cultural heritages to boarding schools, the series takes viewers into the magical land of Tibet from a variety of perspectives.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kweichow Moutai, IFENG.COM
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
Phoenix Satellite Television Company
Series
China Insight: Stories of Tibet
Topic / Theme
Popular culture, Monks, Intellectual development, Monasticism, Philosophy, Religious practices, Buddhism, Religious education, Tibetan
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2023 Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited
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Contemporary Cultures and Societies of Latin America: A Reader in the Social Anthropology of Middle and South America
written by Dwight B. Heath (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2002, originally published 1965), 540 page(s)
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written by Dwight B. Heath (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2002, originally published 1965), 540 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Dwight B. Heath
Author / Creator
Dwight B. Heath
Date Published / Released
1965, 2002
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
Cultural change and history, Civilization, Anthropology, South Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Waveland Press
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Occasions of Faith: An Anthropology of Irish Catholics
edited by Lawrence J. Taylor, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995, originally published 1995), 301 page(s)
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edited by Lawrence J. Taylor, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995, originally published 1995), 301 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Lawrence J. Taylor
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Topic / Theme
Irish, Religious communities, Religious life, Catholicism, Priests, Churches, Field work for anthropology, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 by University of Pennsylvania Press
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Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels: Folk Narrative in Hindu Religious Teaching
written by Kirin Narayan, 1959-, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989, originally published 1989), 299 page(s)
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written by Kirin Narayan, 1959-, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989, originally published 1989), 299 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Kirin Narayan, 1959-
Author / Creator
Kirin Narayan, 1959-
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Topic / Theme
Hindu, Social customs, Saints, Religious practices, Folklore, Hinduism, Ethnography, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989 by University of Pennsylvania Press
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Cult of the Goddess: Social and Religious Change in a Hindu Temple
written by James J. Preston (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1985, originally published 1980), 132 page(s)
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written by James J. Preston (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1985, originally published 1980), 132 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
James J. Preston
Author / Creator
James J. Preston
Date Published / Released
1980, 1985
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
Indian, Hinduism, Worship, Patronage, Religious rites and ceremonies, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1985 by Waveland Press
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The Emperor's Birthday
written by John Dollar; directed by John Dollar; produced by John Dollar, Volcano Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 51 mins
When Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was overthrown in August, 1975, by Colonel Mengistu, sixty of his cabinet members were executed and he was never seen again. Yet there remained the belief among many Rastafarians that he was still alive. They continued to worship him as the Lion of Judah and considered him t...
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written by John Dollar; directed by John Dollar; produced by John Dollar, Volcano Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 51 mins
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When Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was overthrown in August, 1975, by Colonel Mengistu, sixty of his cabinet members were executed and he was never seen again. Yet there remained the belief among many Rastafarians that he was still alive. They continued to worship him as the Lion of Judah and considered him the Black Christ. The Emperor's Birthday, using old footage and interviews, sifts through the sequence of events that led to a Rastafari...
When Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was overthrown in August, 1975, by Colonel Mengistu, sixty of his cabinet members were executed and he was never seen again. Yet there remained the belief among many Rastafarians that he was still alive. They continued to worship him as the Lion of Judah and considered him the Black Christ. The Emperor's Birthday, using old footage and interviews, sifts through the sequence of events that led to a Rastafarian movement in Ethiopia, England and the Caribbean. It shows that the movement was both political and spiritual. Curiously, the Emperor was mostly indifferent to them. In 1935, Mussolini invaded Ethiopia. Haile Selassie appealed unsuccessfully to the League of Nations for help. In reaction to this abandonment, there was an outpouring of support for him from people of African descent in the West. Marcus Garvey from Jamaica declared Africa for Africans and urged repatriation. Jazz in Harlem echoed with a longing for Africa. The film traces the preparations being made for the celebration of the Emperor's one hundredth birthday. We meet Rastas who had made arduous journeys from all over the world, and learn of the struggle with poverty faced by the ones who have settled in Ethiopia. This is probably as close a look as outsiders will get at a gentle, spiritual people who are closely identified with the African soul and whose ways have always aroused suspicion. College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Dollar, Volcano Films
Author / Creator
John Dollar
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975
Topic / Theme
Jamaican, African American, Ethiopian, Religion, Religious faiths, Religious movements, Spiritual leaders, Rastafarian, Ethnography, Jamaicans, African Americans, Ethiopians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Fate of the Lhapa
written by Sarah Sifers; directed by Sarah Sifers; produced by Sarah Sifers (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 10 mins
Fate of the Lhapa is a feature-length documentary about the last three Tibetan shamans (lhapas) living in a Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal. With no other descendants to carry on their healing practices and a younger generation attending schools, acculturating, and modernizing, these "sucking doctors" are practicing...
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written by Sarah Sifers; directed by Sarah Sifers; produced by Sarah Sifers (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 10 mins
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Fate of the Lhapa is a feature-length documentary about the last three Tibetan shamans (lhapas) living in a Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal. With no other descendants to carry on their healing practices and a younger generation attending schools, acculturating, and modernizing, these "sucking doctors" are practicing an endangered tradition. Fate of the Lhapa is a feature-length documentary about the last three Tibetan shamans (lhapas) living in a T...
Fate of the Lhapa is a feature-length documentary about the last three Tibetan shamans (lhapas) living in a Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal. With no other descendants to carry on their healing practices and a younger generation attending schools, acculturating, and modernizing, these "sucking doctors" are practicing an endangered tradition. Fate of the Lhapa is a feature-length documentary about the last three Tibetan shamans (lhapas) living in a Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal. With no other descendants to carry on their healing practices and a younger generation attending schools, acculturating, and modernizing, these "sucking doctors" are practicing an endangered tradition. Each lhapa requested that their story be filmed so that an historical record would be created. Their fear was that the next heir might not appear until after the old men's deaths. Subsequently, with no lhapa alive to mentor the children, the documentary would be used to transmit the knowledge to the next generation. These tales of nomadic childhoods, shamanic callings and apprenticeships, cosmologies of disease and treatments, and of their flight from Tibet during the Chinese occupation in the late 1950s will be juxtaposed with images of present-day life in the camp, current healing practices and shared concerns of the future and the fate of their tradition. This is a touching portrayal of life in exile in a refugee camp in Nepal.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sarah Sifers, Karma Wangchuk, Pasang Rhichoe, Nyima Dhondup
Author / Creator
Sarah Sifers
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Tibetan, Cultural change and history, Buddhism, Refugee camps, Traditional medicine, Healers, Spiritual leaders, Ethnography
Copyright Message
by Documentary Educational Resources
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