Title
Linked to Online Catalog Record |
Call Number Located in the Wilson 2nd Floor West
Video Collection unless otherwise noted. |
Summary |
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Farid Esack interview
: [On being a Muslim] / From Ground Zero Radio ; executive producer, Amy
Goodman. |
BP88.E83 F37 2001 |
Interview with Farid Esack on
what it means to be a Muslim since the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the twin
towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. |
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Les
Maitres fous / Films de la Pleďade ;
[produced by Pierre Braunberger] ; una film de Jean Rouch. |
BL2470.G6 M3 1986 |
This film documents the annual
ceremony of the Hauku cult, a religious movement which was widespread in
Niger and Ghana from the 1920's to the 1950's. |
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Many though one
/ presented by
Maryknoll Magazine; produced by Hallel Communications ; George Torek,
director. |
BX4710.63 .M36 1992 |
Presents the seven different
rites of Catholic liturgical tradition used in Cairo, Egypt: Armenian,
Chaldean, Maronite, Syrian, Greek Melkite, Latin and Coptic. Gives ancient
church history, art and tradition. Bishops, priests and lay people explain
practices and beliefs of their respective beliefs. |
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Mosque
/ produced by Hallel Communications. |
BP161.2 .M67 1992 |
Fr. Bill Grimm hosts this
program, filmed in Cairo, Egypt, introduces a mosque and Muslims and shows
that believers in Islam are not the fanatics that the media reports
frequently portray. |
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El Moulid : Egyptian religious
festival
/ El Nil Productions ; written, narrated, and directed by Fadwa El Guindi ;
production manager, Ursula Koch ; editor, Luis Perez-Tolón. |
BP188.8.E3 M68 1990 |
Documents the festivities
surrounding the moulid, a religious celebration in Egypt which honors the
birthdays of the dead. Focuses on a moulid celebration held in Tanta, a city
on the Nile. Shows how one element of the ceremony is the circumcision of
young boys, who are brought to Tanta by their parents. Introduces one of the
professional circumsizers, a profession in his family for generations. |
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Muslims
/ a Mystic Fire Video ; an Independent Production Fund film for Frontline ;
produced and written by Graham Judd & Elena Mannes ; directed by Graham
Judd. |
DS35.62 .M88 2002 |
Misconceptions and lack of
understanding dominate America's perception of Islam, the world's second
largest and fastest growing religion. Muslims takes an in-depth look at what
it means to be a Muslim in the 21st century. Filmed in Egypt, Mayaysia,
Iran, Turkey, Nigeria and the United States, Muslims explores the influence
of culture and politics on religion, and provides a deeper understanding of
the political forces at work among Muslims around the world. The film
emphasizes Islam's kinship with Christianity and Judaism and looks at
diverse interpretations of Islam among the Muslim people. |
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El sebou' = Egyptian birth
ritual / a film
by Fadwa El Guindi. |
GT2465.E3 S4 1986 |
The Egyptian ritual
celebration of sebou, held on the seventh day after the birth of a child, is
featured here. Observed by Muslim and Coptic families alike, this film
brings us into the family home of new parents of twins (boy and girl), where
the festivities, involving music and dance, are ongoing. |
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Yoruba ritual : a
companion video
/ by Margaret Thompson Drewal. |
DT515.45.Y67 Y67 1992 |
Features segments of Yoruba
ritual performances analyzed in Drewal's book with the same title. Includes
sequences from Agemo, Egungun, and Jigbo masking and dancing; divination
rituals; an Osugbo elders' dance evoking "life's journey"; a Muslim Yoruba
celebration of 'Id al-Kabir; and a new festival, the Imewuro Annual Rally. |