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  1. Religion and Magic (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    No culture has existed without religion, however, religious practices and beliefs vary widely. This programme defines religion from the viewpoint of anthropology and describes psychological and social...

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  2. Latest additions to the BUFVC Moving Image Gateway

    Date
    4 Jun 2013, 10:54
    Author
    Andrew Ormsby
    Post Type
    Post

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,350 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries...

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  3. Asmat of New Guinea, The: A Case Study in Religion and Magic (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    A study of the Asmat, a society in western New Guinea, showing their use of religion and magic as tools of survival in a world they perceive as hostile and threatening.

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  4. Highland Maya, The: A Case Study in Economic Anthropology (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    Looks at the complex interweaving of economics and religion known as the ‘cargo’ system, which is found among the Highland Maya of Mexico and Guatemala.

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  5. Mindful Way, The (1988 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Montagnon; N O’Faolain
    Subject
    Religious studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRUBTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Filmed in a Buddhist forest monastery in north-east Thailand. The Abbot, Achaan Cha, is one of the most revered meditation teachers in the ‘Theravada’ tradition. He bases the life style of the monastery...

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  6. Kings of the Jungle (1991 Video)

    Director
    Chris Christophe
    Producer
    Chris Christophe
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 1993 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The story of Brazil’s greatest living explorers, Claudio and Orlando Villas Boas, now both in their 70s, who retrace their 1943 expedition into a then unexplored region of the southern Amazon. Their...

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  7. Royal Anthropological Institute

    Date
    9 May 2018, 13:51
    Author
    Sergio Angelini
    Post Type
    BUFVC Article

    The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) is the world's longest-established scholarly association dedicated to the advancement of anthropology (the study of humankind) in its...

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  8. Learning on Screen Entries 2011

    Date
    17 Mar 2011, 16:45
    Author
    Sarah Allen
    Post Type
    Page

    The British Universities Film & Video Council were pleased to receive the following entries to the 2011 Learning on Screen Awards: 303 Squadron Fish in a Bottle for Channel 4 The Abbey Road...

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  9. Ousmane Sembene

    Date
    23 Feb 2017, 13:48
    Author
    Ben Hodson
    Post Type
    BUFVC Article

    Dr Alexander Fisher re-examines the work of pioneering Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembene in the light of high definition. About the Author: Dr Alexander Fisher is a Lecturer in the School of Arts,...

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