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Witching Tree, The (1996 Video)

Producer

Joanna Head

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

In a country where there is still widespsread belief in witchcraft, to be accused and found guilty of being a witch in South Africa is a crime which carries the death benalty, by burning. After the death of...

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Witchcraft Among the Azande (1982 Video)

aka: Azande, The

Director

André Singer

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale Hire, VHS (PAL, 52 minutes), £8.00 (hire), £50.00 (sale)

A study of the Azande of the Sudan who today live a life of obscurity, dominated by magic, oracles and spells. Discusses how their beliefs influence their reactions to such events as an illness, a spoiled...

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Encountering Eloyi (2009)

Director

Richard Werbner

Subject

Anthropology; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 56 minutes), £50.00

Of all the faith-healing churches in Botswana, Eloyi is the most controversial. Sensational stories in newspapers and on television have made Eloyi notorious for so-called witch-busting and for exorcising...

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In the Mirror of Maya Deren (2004)

Director

Martina Kudlácek

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 104 minutes), $195.00

IN THE MIRROR uses excerpts from the films of Maya Deren, together with archival footage and interviews with disciples and contemporaries such as Stan Brakhage and Jonas Mekas and a score by jazz composer...

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Kendal Project, The: A Spiritual Revolution? (2012)

Subject

Religious studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 23 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

Between October 2000 and June 2002, a University of Lancaster study of the population of Kendal, revealed some fascinating trends in modern society’s approach to, and practice of, religion and...

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On Beauty (2015)

Director

Joannna Rudnick

Subject

Social Studies; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 31 minutes), $295

Documentary short about challenging norms and redefining beauty. ON BEAUTY follows fashion photographer Rick Guidotti, who left the fashion world when he grew frustrated with having to work within the...

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In the Shadow of the Sun (2013)

Director

Harry Freeland

Subject

Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 84 minutes), £9.99

In Tanzania, witch doctors are spreading a belief that the body parts of albino people will bring wealth and good fortune. Referred to as ‘White Ghosts’ and ‘Devils’ within their communities, the...

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Legend of the Witches/Secret Rites (1970)

Director

Malcolm Leigh; Derek Ford

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (BR Region B, 85 + 47 minutes), £19.99

An eye-opening exploration of the occult, Malcolm Leigh’s X-rated quasi-documentary LEGEND OF THE WITCHES is an imaginative depiction of pagan rituals as they were supposedly practised at the dawn of the...

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