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Chapter 6: Core Values and Religious Rituals
written by Robert L. Brenneman; in As Strong as the Mountains: A Kurdish Cultural Journey (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2007, originally published 2007), 91-110
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written by Robert L. Brenneman; in As Strong as the Mountains: A Kurdish Cultural Journey (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2007, originally published 2007), 91-110
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Robert L. Brenneman
Author / Creator
Robert L. Brenneman
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
Kurdish, Field work for anthropology, Gender roles, Ethnic groups, Morality, Religious beliefs, Spousal abuse, Cultural life, Language and linguistics
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Copyright © 2007 by Waveland Press
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Aspects of religion in the Trobriands
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 1: Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Folder 6: V: Magic and religion) (London, England) (1922) , 2 page(s)
An undated, handwritten page labeled 'V 5' contains a chapter outline, possibly on aspects of religion among the Trobriand Islanders, including social dimensions, belief in reality and a table on myths. It is written on the back of reused stationery containing crossed-out notes on tribal festivities.
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 1: Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Folder 6: V: Magic and religion) (London, England) (1922) , 2 page(s)
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An undated, handwritten page labeled 'V 5' contains a chapter outline, possibly on aspects of religion among the Trobriand Islanders, including social dimensions, belief in reality and a table on myths. It is written on the back of reused stationery containing crossed-out notes on tribal festivities.
Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Trobriand Islanders
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Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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Ati-atihan Lives
directed by Patrick Alcedo (Alexandria, VA: York University, 2012), 55 mins
This documentary, by ethnographer Patrick Alcedo, is about the Ati-atihan festival.
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directed by Patrick Alcedo (Alexandria, VA: York University, 2012), 55 mins
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This documentary, by ethnographer Patrick Alcedo, is about the Ati-atihan festival.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Patrick Alcedo
Author / Creator
Patrick Alcedo
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
York University
Topic / Theme
Filipino, Jesus Christ, Saints, Religious beliefs, Religious conversions, Cultural identity, Local customs, Folklore, Myths and legends, Fairs and festivals, Ethnography, Filipinos
Copyright Message
Copyright 2012. Used by permission of Patrick Alcedo. All rights reserved.
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Ati-atihan: Mother of Phillippine Festivals
directed by Patrick Alcedo (Alexandria, VA: York University, 2010), 22 mins
This documentary, by ethnographer Patrick Alcedo, is about the Ati-atihan festival.
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directed by Patrick Alcedo (Alexandria, VA: York University, 2010), 22 mins
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This documentary, by ethnographer Patrick Alcedo, is about the Ati-atihan festival.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Patrick Alcedo
Author / Creator
Patrick Alcedo
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
York University
Topic / Theme
Filipino, Local customs, Fairs and festivals, Cultural identity, Religious beliefs, Ethnography, Filipinos
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010. Used by permission of Patrick Alcedo. All rights reserved.
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Ausangate
written by Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; directed by Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; produced by Judy Walgren DeHaas, 1964-, Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 2 mins
This film documents the lives of Quechua people who live around Ausangate, a sacred peak in southeastern Peru. It is based on anthropological research conducted over twenty years and reveals how the weavers make textiles encoded with symbolic images that reinforce ancestral beliefs during rituals and in everyday l...
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written by Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; directed by Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; produced by Judy Walgren DeHaas, 1964-, Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 2 mins
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This film documents the lives of Quechua people who live around Ausangate, a sacred peak in southeastern Peru. It is based on anthropological research conducted over twenty years and reveals how the weavers make textiles encoded with symbolic images that reinforce ancestral beliefs during rituals and in everyday life. Four Quechua people's stories are told against a backdrop of high Andean lakes and mountains showing a harsh existence possible on...
This film documents the lives of Quechua people who live around Ausangate, a sacred peak in southeastern Peru. It is based on anthropological research conducted over twenty years and reveals how the weavers make textiles encoded with symbolic images that reinforce ancestral beliefs during rituals and in everyday life. Four Quechua people's stories are told against a backdrop of high Andean lakes and mountains showing a harsh existence possible only through a strong symbiotic relationship to their alpacas and llamas. This film documents the lives of Quechua people who live around Ausangate, a sacred peak in southeastern Peru. Four Quechua people's stories are told against a backdrop of high Andean lakes and mountains showing a harsh existence possible only through a strong symbiotic relationship to their alpacas and llamas. From these animals they gain food, pelts, dried dung for fuel, transport for goods, and yarn for clothing. The film shows weaving techniques, first haircutting rites of passage, and the annual pilgrimage of Qoyllur Rit'I, in which dancers known as ukus stand all night on the 15,000-foot-high glacier so they may have the privilege of taking a chunk of ice from the mountain that is later melted and drunk by their community as sacred water. Visually cinematic, the film carries a deep message of survival and cultural continuity in an environment with elevations over 14,000 feet. Faced with the pressures of modernization, Quechuas are confronted with choices about whether to move to the cities in search of jobs and educations-- thus separating themselves from nature and from Ausangate- or to continue in a lifestyle that has sustained them for centuries. Theirs is a story of change incorporated onto a bedrock of tradition that is dynamic and capable of adaptation.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017, Miguel Pacsi Mayu, Roman Vizcarra, Maria Merma Gonzalo, Dr. Juan Victor Nuñez del Prado, Dr. Jorge Flores Ochoa, Judy Walgren DeHaas, 1964-, Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016, Liam Lockhart
Author / Creator
Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017, Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Liam Lockhart
Topic / Theme
Quechua, Anthropology, Cultural identity, Cultural change and history, Immigration and emigration, Textile industry, Agriculture, Rural population, Religious beliefs, Ethnography, Quiquima
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© Documentary Educational Resources
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Aux. VI 2 - Silami
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 27: Field notes) (London, England) (1917) , 2 page(s)
A page labeled 'Aux. VI 2' and headed 'Silami' contains numerous terms in indigenous text having to do with evil spells or illness. In one set, in the form of a list, each term is coded with either a letter T or S, apparently distinguishing between the common silami and the toginiva'yu, an especially powerful spel...
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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 27: Field notes) (London, England) (1917) , 2 page(s)
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A page labeled 'Aux. VI 2' and headed 'Silami' contains numerous terms in indigenous text having to do with evil spells or illness. In one set, in the form of a list, each term is coded with either a letter T or S, apparently distinguishing between the common silami and the toginiva'yu, an especially powerful spell cast by sorcerers. It is written on the back of a partial, typed manuscript discussing a carved, decorative comb.
Date Written / Recorded
1917
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Evil, Magic, Trobriand Islanders
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Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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Backbone of the World
directed by George Burdeau, fl. 1980-1998; produced by Pamela Roberts, Rattlesnake Productions (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1998), 57 mins
Set amid the majestic splendor of the northern Rockies, this innovative and inspiring documentary interweaves two compelling parallel stories: film director George Burdeau's journey home to live and work on the Blackfeet Reservation, and his tribe's determined struggle to protect its sacred lands and forge a new i...
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directed by George Burdeau, fl. 1980-1998; produced by Pamela Roberts, Rattlesnake Productions (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1998), 57 mins
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Set amid the majestic splendor of the northern Rockies, this innovative and inspiring documentary interweaves two compelling parallel stories: film director George Burdeau's journey home to live and work on the Blackfeet Reservation, and his tribe's determined struggle to protect its sacred lands and forge a new identity. Literally backed up against a wall, the Blackfeet Reservation lies in the great shadow of the northern Rocky Mountains -- know...
Set amid the majestic splendor of the northern Rockies, this innovative and inspiring documentary interweaves two compelling parallel stories: film director George Burdeau's journey home to live and work on the Blackfeet Reservation, and his tribe's determined struggle to protect its sacred lands and forge a new identity. Literally backed up against a wall, the Blackfeet Reservation lies in the great shadow of the northern Rocky Mountains -- known to the tribe as "the backbone of the world." An area called Badger Two Medicine, a 130,000-acre tract of treaty land, was recently opened for oil drilling by the U.S. Forest Service. An important spiritual retreat for the Blackfeet people, the Badger Two Medicine lands are now threatened by water contamination and the inevitable destruction of plants used for medicinal and spiritual purposes. Producer Pamela Roberts and director George Burdeau developed a four-year working relationship with the Blackfeet community, collaborating with tribal elders, government officials, and local Blackfeet videographers. Continuing the tradition of elders before him, veteran filmmaker Burdeau took on the role of mentor by teaching his craft to three young Blackfeet filmmakers, enabling them to pass on tribal stories with a fresh perspective. Under Burdeau’s guidance, the young filmmakers give new voice to the Blackfeet saga by intertwining the ancient tribal account of "Scarface" -- whose healing journey gave the Blackfeet their religious traditions -- with the contemporary crisis facing the community over the Badger Two Medicine despoliation. "Backbone of the World" illustrates that today the Blackfeet live in two worlds, modern America and the Blackfeet Nation. At risk is the language, religion, art, and remaining land belonging to a Native tribe that survived a smallpox epidemic in the late 19th century, and is now besieged by the encroachment of the dominant American culture. The inevitable disenfranchisement of Blackfeet youth is apparent. As one elder recounts, "Youngsters don't know the wilderness, just downtown." "Backbone of the World" is a unique and engaging film that explores the Blackfeet perspective on their culture, environment, and quest for tribal survival in the 21st century. The film will engender reflection and discussion in a wide range of courses in Native American studies, American history and studies, cultural anthropology, comparative religion, and the environment. It was produced by Pamela Roberts and directed by George Burdeau, and is a Rattlesnake Productions Film.
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Date Written / Recorded
1998
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pamela Roberts, Rattlesnake Productions
Author / Creator
George Burdeau, fl. 1980-1998
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Petroleum industry, Indian reservations, Myths and legends, Religious beliefs, Places of worship, Blackfoot
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998 Berkeley Media
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Bad omens in fishing
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) (1919) , 2 page(s)
A handwritten page of field notes is headed 'J.120 Bad omens in fishing, Laiseta, Sivakela, 6/8/18.' Three numbered lines consist of indigenous words with English translations below. A short paragraph in English explains that if the fishermen disregard the omens, the fish turn away from the nets. The notes are wri...
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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) (1919) , 2 page(s)
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A handwritten page of field notes is headed 'J.120 Bad omens in fishing, Laiseta, Sivakela, 6/8/18.' Three numbered lines consist of indigenous words with English translations below. A short paragraph in English explains that if the fishermen disregard the omens, the fish turn away from the nets. The notes are written on the back of a letter from Mother to Elise dated 21.5.19 regarding an order for wood and a weekend visit.
Date Written / Recorded
1919
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Omens and signs, Fish and seafood, Trobriand Islanders
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Chapter 8: The Bakairí and Their Dancing Masks
written by Debra Picchi; in The Bakairi Indians of Brazil: Politics, Ecology, and Change (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2006, originally published 2000), 137-150
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written by Debra Picchi; in The Bakairi Indians of Brazil: Politics, Ecology, and Change (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2006, originally published 2000), 137-150
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Debra Picchi
Author / Creator
Debra Picchi
Date Published / Released
2000, 2006
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
American Indian, Religion, Relationships, American Indians, Cultural change and history, Masks, Spirituality, South Americans
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Copyright © 2006 by Waveland Press
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Chapter Fifteen: No Chances
written by Bruce T. Williams; in Bambo Jordan: An Anthropological Narrative (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1994, originally published 1994), 159-165
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written by Bruce T. Williams; in Bambo Jordan: An Anthropological Narrative (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1994, originally published 1994), 159-165
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Bruce T. Williams
Author / Creator
Bruce T. Williams
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
Malawian, Field work for anthropology, Educational philosophies, Religious beliefs, Social drinking, Language and linguistics, Malawians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994 by Waveland Press
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