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Mahasona: A complex ritual involving many gifts to the gods and the whole demon army in a series of masked dances and comic performances. Screened at the Australian Anthropological Conference 27-30 August 1984. A relatively unedited version will be provided in keeping with the idea of visual archaeo...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Machin, Barrie, 1939- (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:Undetermined
Language Notes:Undetermined language.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Privately Published, 1983.
Series:Mahasona
Subjects:
Exorcism > Sri Lanka.
Demonology > Sri Lanka.
Rites and ceremonies > Sri Lanka.
Folklore > Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka > Social life and customs.
Exorcisme > Sri Lanka.
Démonologie > Sri Lanka.
Rites et cérémonies > Sri Lanka.
Demonology.
Exorcism.
Folklore.
Manners and customs.
Rites and ceremonies.
Sri Lanka.
Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Documentaires.
Films ethnographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Mahasona: A complex ritual involving many gifts to the gods and the whole demon army in a series of masked dances and comic performances. Screened at the Australian Anthropological Conference 27-30 August 1984. A relatively unedited version will be provided in keeping with the idea of visual archaeology and the idea of using full length rituals in teaching. An account of the ritual by Michael Egan will be made available.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed October 14, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (167 minutes)
Playing Time:02:46:27