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  1. Chanting Lama, The (199 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., £25.00 (+VAT + p&p)

    Aims to show the essence of the cultural life of Tibetan Buddhists by examining their religious rites. Shows the main temple in Dharamsala, and scenes from Benares, Darjeeling and the western Himalayas, with...

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  2. Gregorian Chant Explained (2014)

    Subject
    History; Music; Religious studies

    Prof. Julie E. Cumming and Dr. Peter Schubert discuss the historical and religious impact of Gregorian Chant on ancient and modern society. [c. 50 minutes]

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  3. Isle of Temples, The: Bali (1994 Video)

    Director
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Producer
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Subject
    Anthropology; Dance; Drama; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £29.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    Shows the day-to-day life of the islanders of Bali, a Hindu island - their folksongs, gamelan orchestras and dance dramas. The temple is the focal point of each village where the villagers gather for...

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  4. Krishna in Spring (198 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    'Holi’, the Indian festival of spring, retells through music and dance the story of the life of Krishna, the Indian god of love and the arts. Krishna is portrayed through poetry and songs, dance drama and...

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  5. Ceremonie Qawwali (2002)

    Subject
    Music; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 77 minutes), £13.99 (inclusive)

    The Sufis are a mystical sect of Islam and qawwali is the form of music they have developed in India and Pakistan, since the 13th century. The central focus of the music is the intensity of feeling in the...

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  6. Faces of the Forest: The Santals of West Bengal (1994 Video)

    Director
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Producer
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Subject
    Anthropology; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £29.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the aboriginal community of the Santals, its social habits, religious ceremonies, and the day-to-day life of a village situated at the borders of West Bengal and Bihar. Rich in traditional songs,...

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  7. African Sanctus Revisited (1995 Video)

    Director
    Herbert Chappell
    Producer
    Robin Lough
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 1998 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

    Composer and explorer David Fanshawe’s choral work ‘African Sanctus’ is a setting of the Latin Mass incorporating traditional African music. This film presents a performance of the newly updated and...

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  8. Land of Smiles, The: Thailand (1994 Video)

    Director
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Producer
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Subject
    Anthropology; Dance; Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £29.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    Thai folk songs, dances and a performance of the classical Ramakien dance drama. Also shows temple ceremonies and the monastic architecture, religious paintings as well as the Buddhist way of life in the...

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  9. Jesus and the Fisherman (198 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., £25.00 (+VAT + p&p)

    The Portuguese occupation of the Sri Lankan coast in the 16th century brought Catholicism to fishing villages. Examines the cross-cultural folklore which resulted, concentrating on the celebration of Easter,...

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  10. Adaptable Kingdom, The: Music and Dance in Nepal (1994)

    Director
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Producer
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Subject
    Anthropology; Dance; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £19.95

    A film on the Hindu kingdom in the Himalayas where tribal animism, Buddhism and Hinduism live in harmony. In the folklore of Nepal, religious mask dances accompanied by the sound of large barrel drums...

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