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Films
2 Films
Keywords
“Religion Belief Faith”
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Year of production
“2009”
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films with a digital version
1
Region
South Asia
1
Southern Africa
1
Country
Botswana
1
India
1
Keywords
Health / Health care / Healing
1
Possession
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
2
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Ritual
1
Urban
1
Directors
Basu, Helene
1
Werbner, Richard
1
Series
The Well-Being Quest in Botswana
1
not set
1
Country of production
Germany
1
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
2009
2
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Film list
Drugs & Prayers
2009
55
‘
Directed by
Helene Basu
.
The Sufi shrine of Mira Datar in North Gujarat is a large pilgrimage centre specialising in healing possession and mental illness. It has become a site of experimenting with new forms of community
South Asia
Health / Health care / Healing
Ritual
Religion / Belief / Faith
Holy Hustlers
2009
53
‘
Directed by
Richard Werbner
.
Charismatic, street-wise young men, living in Botswana’s capital, command the prophetic domain in Eloyi, their Apostolic faith-healing church, at a time of escalating crisis. Bitter, sinful
Southern Africa
Religion / Belief / Faith
Urban
Possession