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Mahasonaweligama
(Privately Published), 7 hours 4 mins
This video is a raw footage of exorcist rituals in Sri Lanka.
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(Privately Published), 7 hours 4 mins
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This video is a raw footage of exorcist rituals in Sri Lanka.
Date Written / Recorded
1983
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Barrie Machin, fl. 1972
Author / Creator
Barrie Machin, fl. 1972
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Traditional medicine, Spiritual healing, Spiritual possession
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Barrie Machin
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Voices of the Orishas
directed by Alvaro Perez Betancourt, fl. 2000; produced by Alvaro Perez Betancourt, fl. 2000 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1994), 38 mins
This innovative ethnographic documentary demonstrates the survival and strength of the Yoruba cultural and religious heritage in the contemporary life of Caribbean African-Hispanics. Filmed in Havana among Afro- Cubans who practice Santeria (African spiritism), the video documents an important Guemilere, a ritual...
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directed by Alvaro Perez Betancourt, fl. 2000; produced by Alvaro Perez Betancourt, fl. 2000 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1994), 38 mins
Description
This innovative ethnographic documentary demonstrates the survival and strength of the Yoruba cultural and religious heritage in the contemporary life of Caribbean African-Hispanics. Filmed in Havana among Afro- Cubans who practice Santeria (African spiritism), the video documents an important Guemilere, a ritual ceremony that features dancing, singing, praying, and drum beating, and in which the pantheon of 22 deities, or Orishas, of the Yoruba...
This innovative ethnographic documentary demonstrates the survival and strength of the Yoruba cultural and religious heritage in the contemporary life of Caribbean African-Hispanics. Filmed in Havana among Afro- Cubans who practice Santeria (African spiritism), the video documents an important Guemilere, a ritual ceremony that features dancing, singing, praying, and drum beating, and in which the pantheon of 22 deities, or Orishas, of the Yoruba religion are invoked. The ceremony re-creates a seminal Yoruba myth featuring the demigods Shango, Oggun, and Oya; through it Santero initiates render homage to the gods, ask for guidance in matters involving birth and death, and request permission to initiate new Santeros into the religion. This informative and thought-provoking documentary will engage student interest and generate discussion in classes in cultural anthropology, African studies, Latin American and Caribbean studies, and comparative religion. It is essential viewing in any course dealing with the African Diaspora. It was produced by Alvaro Perez Betancourt.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alvaro Perez Betancourt, fl. 2000
Author / Creator
Alvaro Perez Betancourt, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Spiritualism, African diaspora, Folk Spirituals, African Cubans, Yoruba
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994 Berkeley Media
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Voodoo and the Church in Haiti
directed by Bob Richards; produced by Bob Richards and Andrea E. Leland, Nine Morning Productions (Toronto, ON: Caribbean Tales Worldwide Distribution, 1989), 43 mins
As Western and African cultures collide in Haiti, there is religious conflict between Christianity and Voodoo. The latter religion flourishes in Haiti despite centuries of vigilant opposition from the Christian church. It continues to be one of the strongest elements underlying Haitian culture. This film dispels H...
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directed by Bob Richards; produced by Bob Richards and Andrea E. Leland, Nine Morning Productions (Toronto, ON: Caribbean Tales Worldwide Distribution, 1989), 43 mins
Description
As Western and African cultures collide in Haiti, there is religious conflict between Christianity and Voodoo. The latter religion flourishes in Haiti despite centuries of vigilant opposition from the Christian church. It continues to be one of the strongest elements underlying Haitian culture. This film dispels Hollywood stereotypes and presents Voodoo as a be
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bob Richards, Andrea E. Leland, Nine Morning Productions
Author / Creator
Bob Richards
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Caribbean Tales Worldwide Distribution
Topic / Theme
Catholicism, Vodoo, Haitians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989 CaribbeanTales WorldWide Distribution, Inc.
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