Chole Island: Circumcision

Synopsis

Male circumcision is the centre of a ritual which marks a stage in the male life cycle. Concerns an Islamic group in Tanzania and shows a part of the typical pattern of these rites - separation from the old, a marginal period of becoming an adult (and convalescence) and a ritual of re-integration into the community in a new status. The final songs accompanying the ritual emphasise that the boys are now socially accepted as men, even though the ritual has been performed well before biological puberty.

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

Keywords

circumcision; initiation rites; Tanzania

Credits

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

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