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Imbalu ritual of manhood of the Bagisu of Uganda

This video follows two adolescent Bagisu men as they prepare for the ritual of "imbalu", or circumcision. Done in the tradition of their ancestors, imbalu signals the passage from childhood into manhood

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hawkins, Richard
Corporate Authors: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, University of Manchester Media Support and Development Centre
Other Authors: Heald, Suzette
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Royal Anthropological Institute 1988, 1988
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 1
Subjects:
Circumcision / Rites And Ceremonies
Gisu (african People)
Online Access:
Collection: Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:This video follows two adolescent Bagisu men as they prepare for the ritual of "imbalu", or circumcision. Done in the tradition of their ancestors, imbalu signals the passage from childhood into manhood
Physical Description:1 online resource (70 min.)

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