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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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Holy Hustlers (2009)

Director

Richard Werbner

Subject

Anthropology; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 53 minutes), £50.00

Charismatic, street-wise young men, living in Botswana’s capital, command the prophetic domain in Eloyi, their Apostolic faith-healing church, at a time of escalating crisis. Bitter, sinful accusations...

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Mayo Clinic, The: Faith, Hope and Science (2018)

Director

Ken Burns

Subject

History; Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 116 minutes), $19.99

In the wake of a deadly tornado in rural Minnesota in 1883, Doctor Mayo and his two sons enlisted the help of a group of Catholic nuns to care for the wounded. This documentary tells the story of the...

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Uncle Poison (1998 Video)

aka: Tio Veneno

Director

Ricardo Leizaola

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 2000 sale: £25.00 (inclusive)

A portrait of a traditional faith healer, set against the backdrop of his community’s Easter celebrations in modern Caracas, Venezuela. Shows the role of healer Benito Reyes as mediator between the social,...

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Healing Arts, The (1986 Video)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 9 x 50 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £225.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

Series on traditional, alternative and scientific methods of medicine around the world, considering their historical background and how they are practised today. 1: How herbalism has changed from a rural...

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Power of Forgiveness, The (2010)

Director

Martin Doblmeier

Subject

Mental Health and Counselling; Psychology; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 78 minutes), £21.00

Over the last 20 years the topic of forgiveness has come into its own as an area of clinical and academic study. Researchers are now examining the psychological and physical effects of forgiveness on...

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