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Jero Tapakan, A Balinese Trance Seance & Jero on Jero: A Balinese Trance Seance Observed
written by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Linda Connor, 1944- and Patsy Asch; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Linda Connor, 1944- and Patsy Asch; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Linda Connor, 1944- and Patsy Asch, in Jero Tapakan (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 48 mins
In 1980, anthropologist Linda Connor and filmmakers Tim and Patsy Asch returned to Bali with video cassette recordings of A Balinese Trance Seance. Jero Tapakan, the spirit medium, was invited to view the footage.
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written by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Linda Connor, 1944- and Patsy Asch; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Linda Connor, 1944- and Patsy Asch; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Linda Connor, 1944- and Patsy Asch, in Jero Tapakan (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 48 mins
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In 1980, anthropologist Linda Connor and filmmakers Tim and Patsy Asch returned to Bali with video cassette recordings of A Balinese Trance Seance. Jero Tapakan, the spirit medium, was invited to view the footage. In 1980, anthropologist Linda Connor and filmmakers Tim and Patsy Asch returned to Bali with video cassette recordings of A Balinese Trance Seance. Jero Tapakan, the spirit medium, was invited to view the footage. The resulting film, Je...
In 1980, anthropologist Linda Connor and filmmakers Tim and Patsy Asch returned to Bali with video cassette recordings of A Balinese Trance Seance. Jero Tapakan, the spirit medium, was invited to view the footage. In 1980, anthropologist Linda Connor and filmmakers Tim and Patsy Asch returned to Bali with video cassette recordings of A Balinese Trance Seance. Jero Tapakan, the spirit medium, was invited to view the footage. The resulting film, Jero On Jero: A Balinese Trance Seance Observed, presents some of her reactions to Connor as she watched and listened to herself for the first time. Jero had a unique opportunity to spontaneously and consciously react to and reflect upon the experience of possession. Her comments provide insight into how she feels while possessed, her understanding of sorcery, and her humility in the presence of the supernatural world. More mundane thoughts are revealed as well, for example the importance of the fine appearance of her house. Jero On Jero could most fruitfully be used as a companion to A Balinese Trance Seance, which would be shown first and followed by a discussion, before screening Jero Tapakan's own response.
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Date Written / Recorded
1980
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Patsy Asch, Linda Connor, 1944-, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Jero Tapakan
Author / Creator
Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Linda Connor, 1944-, Patsy Asch
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Jero Tapakan
Person Discussed
Jero Tapakan
Topic / Theme
Balinese, Mediums, Religious rites and ceremonies, Spiritual possession, Ethnography
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Ovahimba Years Project, Keep the Dance Alive
written by Rina Sherman, fl. 2006; directed by Rina Sherman, fl. 2006; produced by Rina Sherman, fl. 2006, in Ovahimba Years Project (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 15 mins
A unique voyage through the music, dance and spirit possession practices of the Ovahimba people of north-western Namibia and south-western Angola, Keep the Dance Alive features remarkable footage of how dance and spirit possession is integrated into everyday life from infancy to death. The documentary presents a s...
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written by Rina Sherman, fl. 2006; directed by Rina Sherman, fl. 2006; produced by Rina Sherman, fl. 2006, in Ovahimba Years Project (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 15 mins
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A unique voyage through the music, dance and spirit possession practices of the Ovahimba people of north-western Namibia and south-western Angola, Keep the Dance Alive features remarkable footage of how dance and spirit possession is integrated into everyday life from infancy to death. The documentary presents a singular vision of the Ovahimba people, that of director Rina Sherman who filmed the lives of an Omuhimba family for seven years. A uniq...
A unique voyage through the music, dance and spirit possession practices of the Ovahimba people of north-western Namibia and south-western Angola, Keep the Dance Alive features remarkable footage of how dance and spirit possession is integrated into everyday life from infancy to death. The documentary presents a singular vision of the Ovahimba people, that of director Rina Sherman who filmed the lives of an Omuhimba family for seven years. A unique voyage through the music, dance and spirit possession practices of the Ovahimba people of north-western Namibia and south-western Angola, Keep the Dance Alive features remarkable footage of how dance and spirit possession is integrated into everyday life from infancy to death. The documentary presents a singular vision of the Ovahimba people, that of director Rina Sherman who filmed the lives of an Omuhimba family for seven years. She focuses on how singing, rhythm and voice work together with dance and spirit possession to compose a complete imaginary universe and a dense and complex social structure. Keep the Dance Alive is part of The Ovahimba Years Project, a long-term multi-disciplinary ethnographic study of the Ovahimba and other Otjiherero-language-speaking peoples of northwestern Namibia and southwestern Angola
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rina Sherman, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Rina Sherman, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Ovahimba Years Project
Topic / Theme
Himba (Ovaherero, Ovahimba), Women, Dance and dancing, Rural population, Tribal and national groups, Religion, Religious rites and ceremonies, Spiritual possession, Dance, Ethnography, Simba
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