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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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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