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The Heavenly Court in Song Family Village

2009 / 30 minutes

Directed by: Zhifang Song Gary Seaman Steven Rousso-Schindler

Anthropologist

Country of production: United States China

Series: Song Family Village

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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.

Language and subtitles: Chinese with English Subtitles

Region: Central Asia and Far East

Country: China

Keywords: Gender Role and Identity Shamans and Shamanism Ritual

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