Releasing the spirits a village cremation in Bali

About a group of villagers in Central Bali in who cooperated to carry out a group cremation in 1978. Shows the way they approached this task, including preparations as well as the cycle of rituals : the cremation, post-cremation, & casting of the ashes into the ocean. Most of the narration is by...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asch, Patsy
Corporate Authors: Australian National University Dept. of Anthropology, Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)
Other Authors: Asch, Timothy, Connor, Linda, Jero Tapakan
Format: eBook
Language:Balinese
Published: Watertown, Mass. Documentary Educational Resources 1990, [1990]
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 1
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Collection: Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:About a group of villagers in Central Bali in who cooperated to carry out a group cremation in 1978. Shows the way they approached this task, including preparations as well as the cycle of rituals : the cremation, post-cremation, & casting of the ashes into the ocean. Most of the narration is by the four participants, recorded as they were watching videotapes of the ceremonies 2 years later
Item Description:Videocassette release of the 1979 film
Physical Description:1 streaming video (43 min.)