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Films
2 Films
with a digital version available
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Keywords
“Shamans and Shamanism”
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Series
“Disappearing World Series”
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Status
“A”
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films with a digital version
2
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Region
Central Asia and Far East
1
South-East Asia
1
Country
China
1
Russian Federation
1
Keywords
Gender Role and Identity
1
Herding
1
Nomads and Nomadism
1
Ritual
1
Rural
1
Shamans and Shamanism
2
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Social Change
1
Social Organisation
1
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
1
Directors
Curling, Chris
1
Moser, Brian
1
Sheppard, John
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
2
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Country of production
United Kingdom
2
Year of production
1972
1
1989
1
Status
Film list
The Herders of Mongun-Taiga
1989
52
‘
Directed by
John Sheppard
.
The Tuvinians live deep inside the Soviet Union, at the very centre of Asia. Tuva is geographically closer to Peking than to Moscow. It only entered the USSR in 1944 and was closed to foreigners
Central Asia and Far East
Herding
Nomads and Nomadism
Shamans and Shamanism
Gender Role and Identity
Social Change
The Meo
1972
52
‘
Directed by
Brian Moser
Chris Curling
.
Over the last three thousand years the Meo (Miao or Hmong) have migrated south from north and central China to avoid oppression and protect their way of life. Today they live in scattered mountain
South-East Asia
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Shamans and Shamanism
Ritual
Social Organisation
Rural