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  1. Black Mountain (2008)

    Director
    Charlotte Whitby-Coles; Amin Hajee
    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 84 minutes), £50.00

    A once unremarkable site of multi-faith pilgrimage to a Sufi Saint has been transformed and its local history rewritten. This film documents the journey of Charlotte, a student undertaking her PhD research...

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  2. Once Upon a Time in Iran (2006)

    aka: Pilgrimage to Karbala

    Director
    Kevin Sim
    Producer
    Rebecca Dobbs
    Subject
    Politics & government; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £12.99

    In the summer of 2006,a bus full of pilgrims left Tehran in Iran on the dangerous journey to Karbala in Iraq. ONCE UPON A TIME IN IRAN follows this breath-taking journey - a spiritual and emotional...

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  3. Naked Pilgrim, The: Road to Santiago (2004)

    Subject
    Architecture; Art; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £19.99

    Art critic Brian Sewell undertakes a personal pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain for one of the world’s largest religious festivals, in pursuit of a greater understanding of the relationship...

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  4. Pilgrim’s Gift, The (1996 Video)

    Director
    Barbie Campbell Cole
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Follows a elderly, devout couple as they endure blistering heat, bitter cold and unforgiving terrain on a pilgrimage to the shrine of their saint and idol, the 13th-century Sheikh Husein. They make to...

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  5. Guests of God, The (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Maurice Thompson
    Subject
    Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 70 min., 1998 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

    Traces the steps of Abdul Hafidh Wentzel, his wife and children, European converts to Islam, as they prepare for their sacred pilgramage, the Hajj, and travel from their home in Dusseldorf to the holy cities...

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  6. Pilgrimage: The Shrine at Loreto (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Charles Cooper
    Subject
    Religious studies
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the nature of pilgrimage, in particular at pilgrims visiting the Holy House at Loreto in Italy. Investigates the nature of the miracle in which the Virgin Mary’s house was transported by angels...

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  7. Pilgrimage (1988 Video)

    Producer
    Charles Cooper
    Subject
    Religious studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

    Looks at a group of Muslims from Manchester travelling to Mecca - the Hajj pilgrimage.

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  8. Indian Pilgrimage, An: Kashi (1976 Film)

    Director
    Mira Reym Binford; Michael Camerini
    Producer
    Mira Reym Binford; Michael Camerini
    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Follows a South Indian Brahman, an accountant in an engineering firm, as he and his family perform the traditional ancestor rites at Kashi (Benares). Examines the living tradition of Orthodox Hinduism in the...

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  9. Indian Pilgrimage, An: Ramdevra (1974 Film)

    Director
    Mira Reym Binford; Michael Camerini
    Producer
    Mira Reym Binford; Michael Camerini
    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Ramdev, a medieval martial hero and saint of western India, has become the focus of a miracle cult spread by a growing body of folk music. The film follows a group of Hindus on pilgrimage from Bombay to...

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