The spirit possession of Alejandro Mamani
In a Bolivian village, one of the village elders nears the end of his life. Believing himself possessed by evil spirits, he opens his heart to reveal his anguish. The film also depicts the actions and attitudes of his family and neighbors when the man draws up his will. His tragedy brings close ever...
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| Language: | Aymara |
| Series: | Aymara of the Bolivian Andes.
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| Online Access: | Link to streaming video |
| Summary: | In a Bolivian village, one of the village elders nears the end of his life. Believing himself possessed by evil spirits, he opens his heart to reveal his anguish. The film also depicts the actions and attitudes of his family and neighbors when the man draws up his will. His tragedy brings close every person's confrontation with old age, the unknown, and death. |
| Item Description: | Ethnographic video online, volume 1 Faces of change series. Bolivia "By Hubert Smith, Neil Reichline"--Videodisc container. Companion book: The spirit possession of Alejandro Mamani / by Thomas G. Sanders. Hanover, N.H. : American Universities Field Staff : Distributed by Wheelock Educations Resources, c1976. |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video (27 min.). |
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Watertown, MA :
Documentary Educational Resources,
[2007]
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