Ritual journeys.
The film is an intimate portrait of Merayk, an 80 years old Lepcha shaman or Padim. Merayk lives with his family in Dzongu, a Lepcha reserve in North Sikkim. He performs healing rituals for individuals as well as rituals for the well-being of the household, the clan and his village community. Camera...
| Other Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Sino-Tibetan (Other) |
| Language Notes: | This edition in Lepcha with English subtitles. |
| Published: |
London, UK :
Royal Anthropological Institute,
2011.
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| Series: | Ethnographic video online ;
volume 2 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | The film is an intimate portrait of Merayk, an 80 years old Lepcha shaman or Padim. Merayk lives with his family in Dzongu, a Lepcha reserve in North Sikkim. He performs healing rituals for individuals as well as rituals for the well-being of the household, the clan and his village community. Cameraman Dawa Lepcha followed Meyrak and recorded his daily life and rituals between 2003 and 2007. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 27, 2013). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (75 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 01:14:41 |