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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. Jains, The: A Religious Community in India (1985 Video)

    Director
    Marcus Banks; Caroline Humphrey; James Laidlaw
    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at life of the Jain community in the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Description of ancient and modern temples. Interviews with monks and nuns, and with believers who come to the temple to make...

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  6. 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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  7. Spirit of Stone (1973 Film)

    Producer
    Al Brown
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Describes the efforts being made to decipher the meaning and determine the dates of the Peterboro petroglyphs at Stoney Lake, Canada. It is the largest glyph site in eastern North America featuring hundreds...

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  8. 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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  9. Semana Santa: The Holy Week in Patamban (1992 Video)

    Director
    Beate Engelbrecht
    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 130 min., 1995 sale: DM390 (+p&p)

    Filmed in Purhépecha, Michoacán, Mexico. As in a passion play the villagers celebrate Holy Week, acting efffigies as well as certain people. Catholic liturgy and folk religion are combined in the ritual...

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  10. Magic and Catholicism (1974 Film)

    Director
    Hubert Smith
    Producer
    Norman N Miller
    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The people of the Bolivian highlands blend in thought and practice the religion of their ancestors and that of their conquerors. A fatal automobile accident, coincident with the festival of Santiago,...

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