N/um tchai the ceremonial dance of the !Kung Bushmen
Documents a formalized Bushman curing ceremony in the Kalahari Desert area of South West Africa by showing an all-night n/um tchai (medicine dance) in which a number of men go into trance and exercise special curing powers. Divided into two parts: the first reviews and explains typical dance scenes;...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Watertown, MA
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
2009, 2009, 1969
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| Series: | Ethnographic video online, volume 1
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| Collection: | Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Documents a formalized Bushman curing ceremony in the Kalahari Desert area of South West Africa by showing an all-night n/um tchai (medicine dance) in which a number of men go into trance and exercise special curing powers. Divided into two parts: the first reviews and explains typical dance scenes; the second shows the ceremony without narration |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 2, 2013) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (20 min.) |