| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 65 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Series |
Video in the Villages
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| Note |
Title from title frames. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 2001. |
| Summary |
In the Wai'á ceremony, young Xavante men undergo suffering as an initiation into spiritual life and a way to make contact with supernatural forces. The boys are divided into groups, and under the supervision of past initiates they perform weeks of physical trials in the hot sun. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English, Subtitles in English. |
| Subject |
Xavante. |
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Men. |
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Age identity. |
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Religious rites and ceremonies. |
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Cultural identity. |
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Tribal and national groups. |
| Added Author |
Tserewahu, Divino, author, film director.
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Tsereptse, Alexandre, contributor.
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Tsererób'ō, Celestino, contributor.
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| In: |
Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001 |
| Music No. |
1116131 Kanopy |
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