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Dervishes of Kurdistan, The

Synopsis
About a community of Kurds resident in Iran on the border with Iraq, man of whom are refugees from Kurdish areas of Iraq. The distinguishing feature of this particular community is that its members are Qadiri Dervishes - followers of an unusual Islamic mystical cult. The religious leader Sheikh Hossein explains: ‘The best Muslim is he who performs the most zikrs - Dervish ceremonies. The Dervish must have total faith in God - if he sets himself alight he will not be burned, if he cuts himself into pieces he will not die.' The film explores the extraordinary manifestations of Qadiri Dervish religious faith both in religious ceremonies and in everyday life.
Series
Disappearing World, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.
Year of production
1973
Availability
Sale (video - Concord, Granada, RAI); 2005 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) (RAI)
Notes
Broadcast on ITV 11/73.
Subjects
Anthropology; Religious studies
Keywords
Iran; Islam; Kurds

Credits

Director
Brian Moser
Contributor
Ali Bulookbashi; André Singer; Dai Vaughan; Mike Dodds

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£30.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
50 minutes
Year
2013

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

Concord Media

Email
sales@concordmedia.org.uk
Web
http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01473 726 012
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
Notes
A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.
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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