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  1. Ritual Journeys (2011)

    Director
    Dawa T Lepcha
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 75 minutes), £50.00

    The film is an intimate portrait of Merayk, an 80 years old Lepcha shaman or Padim. Merayk lives with his family in Dzongu, a Lepcha reserve in North Sikkim. He performs healing rituals for individuals as...

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  2. Tingvong: A Lepcha Village in Sikkim (2006)

    Director
    Dawa T Lepcha
    Subject
    Agriculture; Anthropology; Development studies; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £50.00

    Ilustrates the changes the Lepcha of the Dzongu reserve, North Sikkim, have been through in the last 60 years. From the 1940s, the Lepcha of Tingvong village gradually abandoned hunting, gathering and the...

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  3. Gods and Satans (2005)

    aka: Dieux et Satans

    Director
    Martine Jounet; Gerard Nougarol
    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 87 minutes), £50.00

    Among the Wana people, semi-nomads from the Indonesian forest of Sulawesi, Indo Pino is a shaman recognized by everybody. Her nephew, who is also a shaman’s son, converted to Christianity and is now...

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  4. Evolving Minds (2003)

    Subject
    Mental Health and Counselling
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL)

    A radical perspective on alternatives to the mental health system. Presenting information in a humorous style, it covers diverse topics such as shamanism, nutritional therapy, psychotherapy, meditation and...

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  5. Daba: Na Shaman (1999 Video)

    Director
    Hua Cai
    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min., 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    After more than a quarter century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began again to openly practise their religion in the early 1990s. Their...

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  6. Uncle Poison (1998 Video)

    aka: Tio Veneno

    Director
    Ricardo Leizaola
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 2000 sale: £25.00 (inclusive)

    A portrait of a traditional faith healer, set against the backdrop of his community’s Easter celebrations in modern Caracas, Venezuela. Shows the role of healer Benito Reyes as mediator between the social,...

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  7. Siberian Shaman (1994 Video)

    Director
    Eduard Poljakov
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. col. VHS. 25 min., 1998 sale: 25 ecu (+p&p)

    Portrays a Siberian shaman belonging to the Nganassan people who live in the north of Central Siberia, showing what the shaman’s tasks consist of and how they are fulfilled. Discusses the concept of the...

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  8. Guardian of the Forces, The (1991 Video)

    Director
    Anne Laure Folly
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Hire (RAI Film & Video Library) Sale (RAI), Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 1999 sale: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p) 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Introduces the world of Sikavi, a ‘fetish priest’ in Lome, Togo, who controls the spirits of several voodoos or gods. Explores the significance of sacrifice and possession in communicating with spirits...

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  9. Shaman and His Apprentice, The (1989 Video)

    Producer
    Howard Reid
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The most powerful man in the Yaminahua of Peru is the shama, a visionary healer. Looks at how the shaman Jose is adapting tradiitional magic to the modern world. Also shows his attempts to introduce his...

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  10. India: Three Ritual Dance-Dramas (Raslila, Kathakali, Nagamandala) (1986 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Dance; Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, 50 slides. col.

    Part 1: Raslila - the Krishna plays of Braj. Part 2: Kathakali - the mythic dance-drama of Kerala. Part 3: Nagamandala - the shamanistic theatre of Karnataka.

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