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  1. Royal National Eisteddfod

    Date released
    1 Jul 1946
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    46/52
    NoS ID
    101180
    Story no
    4 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Rare pictures of Welsh National Festival at Colwyn Bay. Bards observe ancient rituals and ceremony with singing of "Land of my Fathers"

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  2. Ritual Journeys (2011)

    Director
    Dawa T Lepcha
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 75 minutes), £50.00

    The film is an intimate portrait of Merayk, an 80 years old Lepcha shaman or Padim. Merayk lives with his family in Dzongu, a Lepcha reserve in North Sikkim. He performs healing rituals for individuals as...

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  3. Horn Dance, The (2012 Multimedia)

    Inspired by the 2012 exhibition ‘Shakespeare: Staging the World’. at the British Museum Liz Unna looks at pagan rites and rituals in Shakespeare’s work. She captures the Abbotts Bromley horn dance and...

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  4. The London interview (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    In this edition Tricia Ingrams interviews actress Sheila Hancock about her childhood and early life, career and charity work, marriages and family life. Hancock also talks about the importance of women...

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  5. The War Lord

    Date
    22 May 2014, 13:18
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Review

    GB. 2014. Blu-ray. Eureka! Entertainment. 121 minutes. £15.99. About the Author: Dr Sheldon Hall is a Senior Lecturer in Stage and Screen Studies at Sheffield Hallam University. He is the author of Zulu:...

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  6. Human Sacrifice (1999)

    Director
    André Singer; Tom Sheahan
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 60 minutes), £50.00

    The documentary gives insight into the ancient rituals and religious practices involved in human sacrifice. The FORBIDDEN RITES series looks at rituals considered important and acceptable to one society but...

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  7. Benin Kingship Ritual (1964 Film)

    Director
    R E Bradbury; Francis Speed
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 20 minutes), £50.00

    The rulers of Benin in Nigeria, the Oba, traditionally spend much of their time performing rituals designed to enhance their own power and the prosperity of their subjects. This film record of the rituals...

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  8. Nini Pantun: Rice Cultivation and Rituals in Bali (1988 Video)

    Director
    U Ramseyer
    Subject
    Agriculture; Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 53 min., 1995 sale: DM140 (+p&p)

    On Bali, rice cultivation is an integral part of daily life with many material as well as religious aspects. The film shows both the technology of rice growing (irrigation, terrace construction, ploughing,...

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  9. Wheel of Time (2007)

    Director
    Werner Herzog
    Subject
    Film studies; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 81 minutes), £19.99

    Herzog’s documentary film about the largest Buddhist ritual to promote peace and tolerance, held by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya, India and Graz, Austria in 2002. The film includes exclusive...

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  10. Headhunting (1999)

    Director
    André Singer; Tom Sheahan
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 60 minutes), £50.00

    This film covers the history of human decapitation, featuring the story of two British engineers beheaded by rebels in modern Russia and the psychological and religious implications of contemporary...

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