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Films
3 Films
Keywords
“Ritual”
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Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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Year of production
“1991”
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films with a digital version
2
short films
1
Region
North and Northeast Africa
2
Southern Africa
1
Country
Ethiopia
2
not set
1
Keywords
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Health / Health care / Healing
1
Ritual
3
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Social Conflict
2
Directors
Namondwe, Charles
1
Woodhead, Leslie
2
Series
Disappearing World Series
2
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
1
Country of production
United Kingdom
3
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Year of production
1991
3
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Film list
Gule Wamkulu: The Great Dance
1991
37
‘
Directed by
Charles Namondwe
.
Performed by the Chewa secret societies, Gule Wamkulu is a form of masked dance which takes place at male initiation ceremonies, funerals, and other major celebrations. Acting as a medium between the
Southern Africa
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Ritual
Mursi: The Land is Bad
1991
52
‘
Directed by
Leslie Woodhead
.
A further visit to the Mursi of Southern Ethiopia with whom contact was established 17 years ago, for an important coming of age ceremony which has had to be postponed many times. An elder of the
North and Northeast Africa
Ritual
Social Conflict
Health / Health care / Healing
Mursi: Nitha
1991
52
‘
Directed by
Leslie Woodhead
.
The proper time for a man to go through the Age Set Ceremony, the nitha, is just as he reaches physical maturity. But many years may elapse from one nitha to the next, so it is inevitable that some
North and Northeast Africa
Ritual
Social Conflict
Gender Role and Identity