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Afterlife and Reincarnation
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 2: Trobriand Islands fieldwork notebooks and notes, Folder 35: Field notes) (London, England) (05 September 1918) , 4 page(s)
5/9/18: Two pages of handwritten notes in indigenous language with English translation are headed, 'T.36 Afterlife & Reincarnation' and are numbered 368 in the upper left corner. The note discusses a ritual associated with beliefs about the afterlife and reincarnation. The information is written on reused statione...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 2: Trobriand Islands fieldwork notebooks and notes, Folder 35: Field notes) (London, England) (05 September 1918) , 4 page(s)
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5/9/18: Two pages of handwritten notes in indigenous language with English translation are headed, 'T.36 Afterlife & Reincarnation' and are numbered 368 in the upper left corner. The note discusses a ritual associated with beliefs about the afterlife and reincarnation. The information is written on reused stationery, consisting of manuscript pages from 'The Magic of the Kiwai Papuans in Warfare' by Gunnar Landtman.
Date Written / Recorded
05 September 1918, 1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Afterlife, Trobriand Islanders
Copyright Message
Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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Afterlife, Second Death and Reincarnation
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (18 August 1918) , 2 page(s)
Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J180, discusses the 'second death' that the baloma, the ancestral spirits, will eventually succumb to, then to be reborn as a flesh-and-blood infant. It is written on the back of reused stationery...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 5: Linguistic notes and lectures, based on Trobriand Islands fieldwork, Folder 13: Texts, manuscripts) (London, England) (18 August 1918) , 2 page(s)
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Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J180, discusses the 'second death' that the baloma, the ancestral spirits, will eventually succumb to, then to be reborn as a flesh-and-blood infant. It is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, handwritten letter from M.M., giving news of various acquaintances and referring to the recipient as 'my lov...
Date: 18.8.18. Informant: Motagoi. A passage in the Trobriand language with simultaneous English translation, numbered J180, discusses the 'second death' that the baloma, the ancestral spirits, will eventually succumb to, then to be reborn as a flesh-and-blood infant. It is written on the back of reused stationery, consisting of a partial, handwritten letter from M.M., giving news of various acquaintances and referring to the recipient as 'my love.'
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Date Written / Recorded
18 August 1918, 1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Afterlife, Guardian spirits, Trobriand Islanders
Copyright Message
Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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Aidyo, ghosts in the forest
of University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum, in The Louis Sarno Archive, Film; interview by Nick Lobley, fl. 2013 (Oxford, England: University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum), 1 min,
Source: web.prm.ox.ac.uk
Source: web.prm.ox.ac.uk
The video clip shows Louis Sarno talking about meeting forest spirits in the rainforests of the Central African Republic, and is part of a series of video interviews with Louis that were recorded in April 2012. Bayaka believe in a divine creator, Kumba, who created the world and then retreated. Bayaka life in the...
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of University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum, in The Louis Sarno Archive, Film; interview by Nick Lobley, fl. 2013 (Oxford, England: University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum), 1 min,
Source: web.prm.ox.ac.uk
Source: web.prm.ox.ac.uk
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The video clip shows Louis Sarno talking about meeting forest spirits in the rainforests of the Central African Republic, and is part of a series of video interviews with Louis that were recorded in April 2012. Bayaka believe in a divine creator, Kumba, who created the world and then retreated. Bayaka life in the rainforests is intimately connected with many different types of spirit, many of which must be propitiated for ecological and social we...
The video clip shows Louis Sarno talking about meeting forest spirits in the rainforests of the Central African Republic, and is part of a series of video interviews with Louis that were recorded in April 2012. Bayaka believe in a divine creator, Kumba, who created the world and then retreated. Bayaka life in the rainforests is intimately connected with many different types of spirit, many of which must be propitiated for ecological and social wellbeing. Some spirits, such as bobé, appear in leaf form, sometimes even glowing in the dark. Some spirits, such as the women's Lingboku spirit, are heard but not seen. Other spirits are believed to be present in birds such as owls. In this clip Louis Sarno talks about meeting spirits in the forest.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012-04
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Archival footage
Contributor
Louis Sarno, 1954-2017
Author / Creator
Louis Sarno, 1954-2017, Nick Lobley, fl. 2013
Publisher
University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum
Person Discussed
Louis Sarno, 1954-2017
Topic / Theme
Spirituality, Ghosts, Occultism, Aka
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Louis Sarno Archive, Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford. Copyright © Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.
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Ainikien Jidjid Ilo Boñ: The Sound of Crickets at Night
directed by Jack Niedenthal, fl. 2008 and Suzanne Chutaro, fl. 2010; produced by Jack Niedenthal, fl. 2008 and Suzanne Chutaro, fl. 2010 (Microwave Films, 2012), 1 hour 20 mins
Ainikien Jidjid ilo Boñ (The Sound of Crickets at Night) is the story of a family displaced as a result of nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll and now living in exile on Ejit Island on Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Kali, a darling-though-curious 10-year-old Bikinian girl, watches in dismay as her mother and f...
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directed by Jack Niedenthal, fl. 2008 and Suzanne Chutaro, fl. 2010; produced by Jack Niedenthal, fl. 2008 and Suzanne Chutaro, fl. 2010 (Microwave Films, 2012), 1 hour 20 mins
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Ainikien Jidjid ilo Boñ (The Sound of Crickets at Night) is the story of a family displaced as a result of nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll and now living in exile on Ejit Island on Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Kali, a darling-though-curious 10-year-old Bikinian girl, watches in dismay as her mother and father argue bitterly, then finally separate and leave the island.
Left alone to care for her elderly grandfather, Jebuki, who has been...
Ainikien Jidjid ilo Boñ (The Sound of Crickets at Night) is the story of a family displaced as a result of nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll and now living in exile on Ejit Island on Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Kali, a darling-though-curious 10-year-old Bikinian girl, watches in dismay as her mother and father argue bitterly, then finally separate and leave the island.
Left alone to care for her elderly grandfather, Jebuki, who has been hiding a life-threatening illness, Kali deteriorates, refusing to eat, work or play. Fearing for his granddaughter’s wellbeing, Jebuki makes a desperate decision to summon Worejabato, an ancient deity from Bikini Atoll. Appearing in the form of an unshaven American stranger, Worejabato washes up on the beach on Ejit Island, and is discovered by Kali. The deity immediately begins to weave his way into Kali's life, but wishes from Worejabato do not come for free. What will Jebuki promise to Worejabato to ensure Kali’s happiness?
Actors in this film are mostly from the Bikinian community that resides in exile on Ejit Island of Majuro Atoll.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Jack Niedenthal, fl. 2008, Suzanne Chutaro, fl. 2010
Author / Creator
Jack Niedenthal, fl. 2008, Suzanne Chutaro, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Microwave Films
Topic / Theme
Marshallese, Cultural change and history, Religious beliefs, Folklore, Island life
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Jack Neidenthal
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The Ainu Bear Ceremony
directed by Neil Gordon Munro, 1863-1942; produced by Royal Anthropological Institute (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001), 29 mins
The RAI has reedited the original film of this ceremony among the Ainu people of Japan. In the bear ceremony, now no longer performed, a specially reared bear was reverently killed and its flesh and blood eaten by the participants. The film shows a series of ritual acts with some commentary on their meaning.
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directed by Neil Gordon Munro, 1863-1942; produced by Royal Anthropological Institute (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001), 29 mins
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The RAI has reedited the original film of this ceremony among the Ainu people of Japan. In the bear ceremony, now no longer performed, a specially reared bear was reverently killed and its flesh and blood eaten by the participants. The film shows a series of ritual acts with some commentary on their meaning.
Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Neil Gordon Munro, 1863-1942, Royal Anthropological Institute
Author / Creator
Neil Gordon Munro, 1863-1942
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Ainu, Ethnozoology, Tribal and national groups, Cultural change and history, Religious beliefs, Social customs, Religious rites and ceremonies, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright 2001. Used by permission of Royal Anthropological Institute. All rights reserved.
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The Akha Way
written by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999 and Mary Flannery; directed by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999; produced by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999, Yellowcat Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1999), 25 mins
For over a thousand years, the Akha people have inhabited the hills of Asia — mainly Southern China, Burma and Northern Thailand. The Akha Way or Akhazaunh, is the code by which they live. This documentary describes their origins and their culture.
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written by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999 and Mary Flannery; directed by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999; produced by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999, Yellowcat Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1999), 25 mins
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For over a thousand years, the Akha people have inhabited the hills of Asia — mainly Southern China, Burma and Northern Thailand. The Akha Way or Akhazaunh, is the code by which they live. This documentary describes their origins and their culture. For over a thousand years, the Akha people have inhabited the hills of Asia — mainly Southern China, Burma and Northern Thailand. The Akha Way or Akhazaunh, is the code by which they live. This doc...
For over a thousand years, the Akha people have inhabited the hills of Asia — mainly Southern China, Burma and Northern Thailand. The Akha Way or Akhazaunh, is the code by which they live. This documentary describes their origins and their culture. For over a thousand years, the Akha people have inhabited the hills of Asia — mainly Southern China, Burma and Northern Thailand. The Akha Way or Akhazaunh, is the code by which they live. This documentary describes their origins and their culture. It contains extraordinary footage of a shaman healing ceremony; a funeral, with the ritual sacrifice of a water buffalo; the reading of a pig's liver after a new house is built, and more. Today the Akha Way is fast disappearing. Forced migration, Christianity, money and drugs are eroding the cultural heritage of the Akha tribe.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999, Mary Flannery, Yellowcat Productions
Author / Creator
Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999, Mary Flannery
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Mary Flannery
Topic / Theme
Akha, Cultural change and history, Religious beliefs, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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Akishi, Makishi, Mahamba and Ihamba
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 1: Papers of Victor Witter Turner. Field notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia, p. 191-211: Akishi, Makishi, Mahamba, and Ihamba, etc.: spiritual afflictions and rituals) (21 May 1951) , 4 page(s)
Field note 191-193. Date 21.5.51. Informants: Various. Field note describing Akishi, Makishi, Mahamba, and Ihamba, spiritual afflictions and rituals.
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 1: Papers of Victor Witter Turner. Field notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia, p. 191-211: Akishi, Makishi, Mahamba, and Ihamba, etc.: spiritual afflictions and rituals) (21 May 1951) , 4 page(s)
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Field note 191-193. Date 21.5.51. Informants: Various. Field note describing Akishi, Makishi, Mahamba, and Ihamba, spiritual afflictions and rituals.
Date Written / Recorded
21 May 1951, 1951
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Faith healing, Religious rites and ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Akishi Tubwiza
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.
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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)
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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.
Date Written / Recorded
17 May 1951, 1951
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Spiritual possession, Pregnancy, Religious rites and ceremonies, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Alaskan Eskimo, The Drums of Winter (Uksuum Cauyai)
written by Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015 and Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012; directed by Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015 and Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012; produced by Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012 and Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015, in Alaskan Eskimo (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1988), 42 mins
This feature-length documentary explores the traditional dance, music and spiritual world of the Yupik Eskimo people of Emmonak, a remote village at the mouth of the Yukon River on the Bering Sea coast.
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written by Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015 and Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012; directed by Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015 and Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012; produced by Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012 and Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015, in Alaskan Eskimo (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1988), 42 mins
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This feature-length documentary explores the traditional dance, music and spiritual world of the Yupik Eskimo people of Emmonak, a remote village at the mouth of the Yukon River on the Bering Sea coast. This documentary explores the traditional dance, music and spiritual world of the Yupik Eskimo people of Emmonak, a remote village at the mouth of the Yukon River on the Bering Sea coast. In The Drums of Winter, the people of Emmonak tell us throu...
This feature-length documentary explores the traditional dance, music and spiritual world of the Yupik Eskimo people of Emmonak, a remote village at the mouth of the Yukon River on the Bering Sea coast. This documentary explores the traditional dance, music and spiritual world of the Yupik Eskimo people of Emmonak, a remote village at the mouth of the Yukon River on the Bering Sea coast. In The Drums of Winter, the people of Emmonak tell us through actualities and interviews how their history, social values and spiritual beliefs are woven around the songs and dances that have been handed down to them through the generations. It is not just old songs that are important; new songs and dance movements are created to reflect modern life with all its complexities. Each time a person gets up to dance, he is strengthening the continuity of the ages. The film follows the elders of Emmonak as they prepare for the coming ceremonial gathering (potlatch) with a neighboring village. In the Kashim (qasgiq or men's house), they practice their songs and painstakingly work out the motions of the dances. Each movement has meaning and plays a part in telling a story. In the days before television, radio, bingo and weekly basketball games, dance was the sole means of entertainment. Throughout the film, archival photographs and film footage accompany the words of early missionaries who brought Christianity to the area. These sequences provide a historical context for the film and give us a strong sense of the resilience of Yup'ik culture, having survived despite a century of missionary suppression.
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Date Written / Recorded
1977
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015, Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012
Author / Creator
Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015, Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Alaskan Eskimo
Topic / Theme
Folk music, Spirituality, Tribal and national groups, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Dance and dancing, Indigenous ethnic groups, Ethnography
Copyright Message
by Documentary Educational Resources
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Amos Ferguson: Match Me if you Can
directed by Thomas Neuwirth, fl. 2008 and Karen Arthur, 1941-; produced by Karen Arthur, 1941- and Thomas Neuwirth, fl. 2008 (New Milford, CT: Karen Arthur Productions, 2011), 59 mins
This film, directed by Karen Arthur and Thomas Neuwirth, is about Amos Ferguson, one of The Bahamas' most well-known outsider artists.
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directed by Thomas Neuwirth, fl. 2008 and Karen Arthur, 1941-; produced by Karen Arthur, 1941- and Thomas Neuwirth, fl. 2008 (New Milford, CT: Karen Arthur Productions, 2011), 59 mins
Description
This film, directed by Karen Arthur and Thomas Neuwirth, is about Amos Ferguson, one of The Bahamas' most well-known outsider artists.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Thomas Neuwirth, fl. 2008, Karen Arthur, 1941-
Author / Creator
Thomas Neuwirth, fl. 2008, Karen Arthur, 1941-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Karen Arthur Productions
Person Discussed
Amos Ferguson, 1920-2009
Topic / Theme
Bahamian, Religious beliefs, Visual art, Caribbean people, Painters, Australians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 by Karen Arthur Productions
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