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Gelede : a Yoruba masquerade /

Among the Yoruba of Western Nigeria and Dahomey the Gelede cult honours the earth spirits, the ancestors and especially the Great Mother. The festival filmed here emphasises the status of women and placated their potentially dangerous mystic powers. The commentary emphasises that the annual Gelede f...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Harper, Peggy (Director), Speed, Francis (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: London : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1970.
Series:Ethnographic video online ; volume 1
Subjects:
Yoruba (African people) > Social life and customs.
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Encoded moving images.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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