The spirit possession of Alejandro Mamani /

The spirit possession of Alejandro Mamani /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, c2007.
Description:	1 DVD (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	Aymara
Series:	The Aymara of the Bolivian Andes Faces of change series. Bolivia Aymara of the Bolivian Andes. Faces of change. Faces of change. Bolivia.
Subject:	Aymara Indians -- Bolivia -- Vitocota -- Social life and customs. Spirit possession -- Bolivia -- Vitocota. Aymara Indians -- Bolivia -- Vitocota -- Attitudes. Aymara Indians -- Bolivia -- Vitocota -- Death. Older people -- Bolivia -- Vitocota. Aymara Indians -- Social life and customs. Older people. Spirit possession. Bolivia -- Vitocota. Nonfiction films. Documentary films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8006212

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other uniform titles:	Smith, Hubert, 1938- Miller, Norman N., 1933- Reichline, Neil. Sanders, Thomas G. (Thomas Griffin), 1932- Spirit possession of Alejandro Mamani.
Other authors / contributors:	American Universities Field Staff. Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)
Notes:	"By Hubert Smith, Neil Reichline"--Container. Originally produced in 1974 as a motion picture. 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. Camera, Neil Reichline ; editor, Mike Akester. In Aymara with English subtitles.
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.

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Item Description:	"By Hubert Smith, Neil Reichline"--Container. Originally produced in 1974 as a motion picture. 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 DVD (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Production Credits:	Camera, Neil Reichline ; editor, Mike Akester.