Jesus and the Fisherman

Synopsis

The Portuguese occupation of the Sri Lankan coast in the 16th century brought Catholicism to fishing villages. Examines the cross-cultural folklore which resulted, concentrating on the celebration of Easter, with each village staging its own passion play with songs, drums and colourful costumes.

Series

Music and Society: Asian Insights, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

Year of production

198

Availability

Sale; £25.00 (+VAT + p&p)

Subjects

Anthropology; Religious studies

Keywords

Buddhism; ethnography; religious festivals; Sri Lanka

Distributor

Name

World Microfilms

Contact

Stephen Albert

Email

microworld@ndirect.co.uk

Web

http://www.microworld.uk.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7586 4499

Fax

020 7722 1068

Address

PO Box 35488
St John’s Wood
London
NW8 6WD

Notes

World Microfilms distributes the Audio Forum collection of CDs for language learning and the Sussex Tapes library of video and audio material for sixth form and undergraduate teaching. The Sussex Tapes collection concentrates on the areas of English, history and music. Architecture programmes from the Masters of Architecture and Pidgeon Digital (qv) series of slides are sold on DVD as well as being accessible online via subscription.