Bali: Down from the Mountain

Synopsis
About the use of water in Bali and its relation to purity. Shows sequences of stages of the ceremony for consecrating holy water and of the three-month ceremony for removing the impurities of birth.
Series
Other People’s Lives, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 30 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1978
Availability
Hire
Uses
Undergraduates. *RAI
Subjects
Anthropology
Keywords
Bali; childbirth; Indonesia; social life and customs; water

Credits

Director
Peter Ramsden
Contributor
Peter Ramsden

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

BBC Continuing Education Television

Distributor

Name

Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media

Email
sales@concordvideo.co.uk
Web
http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01473 726012
Fax
01473 274531
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

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