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Akishi Tubwiza
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 2: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia 1950 -1952 (continued), p. 510-530: Ikela Ceremony at Swanakatompa: to drive away a spirt which i) (17 May 1951) , 2 page(s)
Field note 525-526. Date 17.5.51. Informant: Chief Ikelenge. Field note describing the mukishi kabwiza which afflicts a woman who has borne many children who have died at birth or at an early age. Also described is the payment to the Chimbuki.
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 2: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia 1950 -1952 (continued), p. 510-530: Ikela Ceremony at Swanakatompa: to drive away a spirt which i) (17 May 1951) , 2 page(s)
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Barbara and Her Friends in Candombleland
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directed by Carmen Opipari, fl. 1997 and Sylvie Timbert (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1997), 58 mins
In the divine Afro Brazilian cult Candomble is an initiation religion centred around possession. The filmmakers concentrate on children who introduce and guide us to this world. The children play at Candomble. Passing from simulation of the representation, the children touch on the possession dance. Many are eager...
directed by Carmen Opipari, fl. 1997 and Sylvie Timbert (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1997), 58 mins
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Barrie Machin's India, Ladakh Oracle Curing Possession
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directed by Barrie Machin, fl. 1972; produced by Barrie Machin, fl. 1972, in Barrie Machin's India (Privately Published, 2013), 51 mins
This video, filmed by Barrie Machin, shows a Ladakhi oracle performing an exorcism.
directed by Barrie Machin, fl. 1972; produced by Barrie Machin, fl. 1972, in Barrie Machin's India (Privately Published, 2013), 51 mins
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Barrie Machin's Sri Lanka, Iramudun
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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.
directed by Barrie Machin, fl. 1972, in Barrie Machin's Sri Lanka (Privately Published, 1983), 1 hour 19 mins
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Brenda Z. Seligman - Journal no. 5 1909
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in Charles and Brenda Seligman Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science (London, England) (1909), Fieldwork Notes, Sudan, Egypt and Sudan expedition (Brenda Seligman) (Seligman 1/4/4) , 210 page(s)
in Charles and Brenda Seligman Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science (London, England) (1909), Fieldwork Notes, Sudan, Egypt and Sudan expedition (Brenda Seligman) (Seligman 1/4/4) , 210 page(s)
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Chihamba at Kajima
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 4: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia, Second Trip, April 1953 - May 1954, p. 1584-1657: Chihamba ritual: sickness & curing, divination, medicine, prayer, spirits, songs, nkanga, indigenous texts, hunters, generations) , 26 page(s)
Field note 1608-1633. Date: 7.3.54. Field notes on Chihamba at Kajima including information on prayer, spirits, Ku-tumbuka dance, culture change, education, insanity, affines, blood friendship, slavery and spirit.
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 4: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia, Second Trip, April 1953 - May 1954, p. 1584-1657: Chihamba ritual: sickness & curing, divination, medicine, prayer, spirits, songs, nkanga, indigenous texts, hunters, generations) , 26 page(s)
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Chihamba Ritual
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 4: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia, Second Trip, April 1953 - May 1954, p. 1584-1657: Chihamba ritual: sickness & curing, divination, medicine, prayer, spirits, songs, nkanga, indigenous texts, hunters, generations) , 21 page(s)
Field note 1584-1604. Date: Unknown. Field notes on the Chihamba Ritual including information on sickness and curing, divination, medicine, prayer, spirits, songs, nkanga, indigenous texts, hunters and generations.
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 4: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia, Second Trip, April 1953 - May 1954, p. 1584-1657: Chihamba ritual: sickness & curing, divination, medicine, prayer, spirits, songs, nkanga, indigenous texts, hunters, generations) , 21 page(s)
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Body and Emotion: The Aesthetics of Illness and Healing in the Nepal Himalayas
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written by Robert R. Desiarlais, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992, originally published 1992), 319 page(s)
written by Robert R. Desiarlais, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992, originally published 1992), 319 page(s)
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Experiencing Ritual: A New Interpretation of African Healing
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written by Edith Turner, 1922-, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992, originally published 1992), 257 page(s)
written by Edith Turner, 1922-, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992, originally published 1992), 257 page(s)
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Sensuous Scholarship
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written by Paul Stoller, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997, originally published 1997), 186 page(s)
written by Paul Stoller, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997, originally published 1997), 186 page(s)
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