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Films
3 Films
Country
“Botswana”
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Keywords
“Health Health care Healing”
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Directors
“Werbner, Richard”
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Region
Southern Africa
3
Country
Botswana
3
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Keywords
Health / Health care / Healing
3
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Informant-researcher relationship
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
2
Reproduction (biology)
2
Ritual
2
Directors
Werbner, Richard
3
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Series
The Well-Being Quest in Botswana
3
Country of production
United Kingdom
3
Year of production
2004
1
2006
1
2008
1
Film list
Encountering Eloyi
2008
56
‘
Directed by
Richard Werbner
.
Of all the faith-healing churches in Botswana, Eloyi is the most controversial. Sensational stories in newspapers and on television have made Eloyi notorious for so-called witch-busting and for
Southern Africa
Health / Health care / Healing
Ritual
Religion / Belief / Faith
Reproduction (biology)
Shade Seekers and The Mixer
2006
60
‘
Directed by
Richard Werbner
.
Set in Moremi village within Botswana’s awesome Tswapong hills, the film makes village elders self-consciously reflexive. The elders, including a controversial healer, view and discuss an earlier
Southern Africa
Health / Health care / Healing
Religion / Belief / Faith
Informant-researcher relationship
Séance Reflections with Richard Werbner
2004
45
‘
Directed by
Richard Werbner
.
Njebe and Martha are a childless couple living in Botswana’s capital. Seeking to recover their well-being, they consult a charismatic diviner and healer, in Njebe’s old village, Moremi. They
Southern Africa
Health / Health care / Healing
Ritual
Reproduction (biology)