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The sacred in the secular /

Toomas is an Estonian Orthodox Christian clergyman who is deeply committed to music, both sacred and secular. His church resounds to the most harmonious religious chants. But he also has a second job as an Ethno and Reggae music DJ in clubs and radio. This combination raises questions even in a larg...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:Estonian
Language Notes:In Estonian with English subtitles.
Published: Brighton, England : University of Manchester, Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, 2014.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Orthodox Eastern Church > Estonia > Clergy.
Orthodox Eastern Church
Disc jockeys > Estonia.
Sacred music > Estonia.
Reggae music > Estonia.
Estonia > Religious life and customs.
Disques-jockeys > Estonie.
Musique religieuse > Estonie.
Reggae > Estonie.
Clergy
Disc jockeys
Reggae music
Sacred music
Estonia
documentary film.
Feature films
Documentary films
Short films
Documentary films.
Short films.
Feature films.
Documentaires.
Courts métrages.
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Summary:Toomas is an Estonian Orthodox Christian clergyman who is deeply committed to music, both sacred and secular. His church resounds to the most harmonious religious chants. But he also has a second job as an Ethno and Reggae music DJ in clubs and radio. This combination raises questions even in a largely secular country such as Estonia. But is the gap between religious and secular life really as wide as is typically assumed?
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed November 16, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource (27 min.)
Playing Time:00:26:43