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Children's Magical Death
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Filmmaker Name:
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Timothy Asch, , Napoleon Chagnon
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Film Length:
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7 min
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Film Year:
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1974
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Duration:
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0-20 min
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Decade:
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1970s
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Series:
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Yanomamö series
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Color:
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color
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Region:
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South America
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A group of Yanomami boys, ages four to ten, pretend to be shamen and imitate the drug-taking and hekura-spriti-calling ceremonies of their fathers. The children, using ashes as their "drug", blow it up each others nostrils and chant and dance as if under the influence of ebene. Near the end they attempt to draw out the evil spirits in a "sick" boy and effect a shamanistic cure.
This short film of children's "play" explores how children imitate their parents and prepare for adult life. Young boys can become real shaman at the age of 16 or 17. The film, Magical Death, also part of the Yanomamö series portrays a shamanistic event in the same community.
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