Title
Linked to Online Catalog Record |
Call Number
Located in the Wilson 2nd Floor West Video
Collection unless otherwise noted.
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Summary |
| Dambatsoko, an old cult centre |
GR358.6 .D35 1999 |
Deals with various
aspects of Zimbabwean cultural anthropology. Shows
various traditional cult ceremonies performed by Muchatera and Ephat
Mujuru, including a spirit possession ceremony, prayers, and graphic
footage of animal slaughter and blood sacrifice. Ceremonial music and
dance are featured. |
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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. |
| God,
Allah, and Ju Ju |
BL2400
.B365 2005 |
Western Washington
State College professor James McAree interviews
author Unitarian minister Jack Mendelsohn about his book about religion
in Africa, God, Allah, and Ju Ju. McAree and Mendelsohn discuss the
state of Christianity on the continent, the rise of Islam, and the
influence of traditional religious beliefs and practices on political,
economic, and social development. The discussion is introduced and
concluded by Al Swift. |
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Les
Maitres fous / Films de la Pleïade ; [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. |
| 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. |
| Religion at the family level |
DT2908 .R45 1999 |
Deals
with avrious aspects of South Africuan cultural anthropology. Presents
thee daily activities of Gwanzura Gwenzi from his weekdays in the city
to his weekends at home in Tribal Trust Lands. Includes his playing of
the mbira. |
|
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. |