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Films
found one film
with a digital version available
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Country
“China”
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Keywords
“Ritual”
and
“Shamans and Shamanism”
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Series
“Song Family Village”
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Country of production
“United States”
x
Status
“A”
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films with a digital version
1
x
short films
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
1
Country
China
1
x
Keywords
Gender Role and Identity
1
Ritual
1
x
Shamans and Shamanism
1
x
Directors
Rousso-Schindler, Steven
1
Seaman, Gary
1
Song, Zhifang
1
Series
Song Family Village
1
x
Country of production
China
1
United States
1
x
Year of production
2009
1
Status
Film
The Heavenly Court in Song Family Village
2009
30
‘
Directed by
Zhifang Song
Gary Seaman
Steven Rousso-Schindler
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Religious life in the village is highly gendered, with female shamans dominating most religious activities. These shamanesses and their gods are organised as a “court”, which expresses a hierarchy of power and prestige analogous to the traditional Chinese imperium focused on the emperor and his ministers.
Central Asia and Far East
Gender Role and Identity
Shamans and Shamanism
Ritual