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The king does not lie : the initiation of a priest of Shango /

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Filmed in Puerto Rico in 1991, shows the ritual and ceremony associated with the initiation of a priest of Shango, the Thundergod of the traditional Yoruba religion Santeria.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Ethnos (Firm)
Other Authors: Gleason, Judith, 1929-2012 (Screenwriter), Mereghetti, Elisa (director of photography,), Mensa, Marco (director of photography,)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Filmakers Library, an imprint of Alexander Street Press, [1992?]
Edition:Fullscreen.
Subjects:
Orisha religion.
Santeria.
Cults > Puerto Rico.
Cults.
Puerto Rico.
Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Nonfiction films.
Description
Summary:Filmed in Puerto Rico in 1991, shows the ritual and ceremony associated with the initiation of a priest of Shango, the Thundergod of the traditional Yoruba religion Santeria.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (44 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Cinematography and editing, Elisa Mereghetti, Marco Mensa ; script and production, Judith Gleason ; co-producer, Yrmino Valdes Garriz ; musical direction, Renee Barrios.