War of the Gods
- Synopsis
- About two groups of Indians in Colombia: the Maku, who live mainly by hunting and gathering and the sedentary Barasana who live mainly by farming. Maku and Barasana views of themselves and their world, and of outsiders are presented by the anthropologists who worked among them. These views are contrasted with the views held by missionaries, Catholic and Protestant, working in the area who appear to have convinced themselves that the Indians are plagued with fears of devils and demons. Shows the lavish organisation in Colombia of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, the scientific arm of the Wyclif Bible Translators, the second largest missionary organisation in the world, and raises the question of why their contract to work in Colombia does not specify that their aims are missionary ones.
- Series
- Disappearing World, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 66 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 66 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1971
- Availability
- Hire (film - RAI Film & Video Library)
Sale (video - RAI); 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) (RAI) - Notes
- Broadcast on ITV 22/6/71.
- Subjects
- Anthropology
- Keywords
- Barasana; Colombia; Indians of North & South America; Maku; religious belief and practice; religious proselytising
Credits
- Director
- Brian Moser
- Producer
- Brian Moser
- Contributor
- Christine Hugh-Jones; Martin Smith; Peter Silverwood-Cope; Stephen Hugh-Jones
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
Granada Television
- Web
- http://www.granadamedia.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7734 8080
- Fax
- 020 7494 6280
- Address
- Non-Theatric Sales
36 Golden Square
London
W1R 4AH
Distributor
- Name
Royal Anthropological Institute
- Contact
- Susanne Hammacher (Film Officer)
- film@therai.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7387 0455
- Fax
- 020 7388 8817
- Address
- 50 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 5BT - Notes
- The Institute sells more than 250 anthropology and ethnology titles on video and DVD, including some produced by students and staff of the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology. There is also a large library of internationally produced film and video productions from which items may be borrowed within the UK.
- Name
Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media
- 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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