Kalanda : the knowledge of the bush /

In some parts of West Africa, hunting involves much more than killing animals. A donso is no common hunter, but a healer, a diviner, a ritual specialist and a maker of amulets that provide him with extraordinary powers. Kalanda - The Knowledge of the Bush offers a unique initiatory journey into the...

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Bibliographic Details
Format:	Video
Language:	Mandingo
Language Notes:	In Mandingo with English subtitles.
Published:	Manchester, England : University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, 2014.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Hunting > Religious aspects. Initiation rites > Burkina Faso. Rites and ceremonies > Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso. Chasse > Aspect religieux. Rites d'initiation > Burkina Faso. Rites et cérémonies > Burkina Faso. Hunting > Religious aspects Initiation rites Rites and ceremonies Burkina Faso Documentaries and Factual Films documentary film. Documentary films Documentary films. Documentaires.
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Summary:	In some parts of West Africa, hunting involves much more than killing animals. A donso is no common hunter, but a healer, a diviner, a ritual specialist and a maker of amulets that provide him with extraordinary powers. Kalanda - The Knowledge of the Bush offers a unique initiatory journey into the knowledge of the donsoya hunter's association from the perspective of the filmmaker. It was filmed over the course of a year of field research in Burkina Faso and is based directly upon the filmmaker's own initiation into the practice of donsoya.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed March 03, 2017).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (63 min.)
Playing Time:	01:02:03