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The Ainu bear ceremony.

The RAI has reedited the original film of this ceremony among the Ainu people of Japan. In the bear ceremony, now no longer performed, a specially reared bear was reverently killed and its flesh and blood eaten by the participants. The film shows a series of ritual acts with some commentary on their...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (Producer)
Other Authors: Munro, Neil Gordon, 1863-1942 (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: London, UK : Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001.
Series:Ethnographic video online ; volume 2
Subjects:
Ainu > Rites and ceremonies.
Ainu > Religion.
Ainu > Social life and customs.
Bears > Religious aspects.
Aïnou (Peuple d'Asie) > Rites et cérémonies.
Aïnou (Peuple d'Asie) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Ethnographic films.
Nonfiction films.
Films ethnographiques.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The RAI has reedited the original film of this ceremony among the Ainu people of Japan. In the bear ceremony, now no longer performed, a specially reared bear was reverently killed and its flesh and blood eaten by the participants. The film shows a series of ritual acts with some commentary on their meaning.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 23, 2013).
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.).
Playing Time:00:29:00