Releasing the spirits : a village cremation in Bali / produced by [the] Department of Anthropology, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University and Documentary Educational Resources.

Format Video (Streaming)
Publication InfoWatertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, [1990]
Description1 streaming video (43 min.)
Supplemental ContentAccess restricted to subscribers
Subjects

Included WorkAsch, Patsy, producer.
Included WorkAsch, Timothy producer.
Included WorkConnor, Linda, 1950- consultant to a project.
Included WorkJero Tapakan, performer.
Included WorkAustralian National University. Department of Anthropology producer.
Included WorkDocumentary Educational Resources (Firm), distributor.
Abstract About a group of villagers in Central Bali in who cooperated to carry out a group cremation in 1978. Shows the way they approached this task, including preparations as well as the cycle of rituals : the cremation, post-cremation, & casting of the ashes into the ocean. Most of the narration is by the four participants, recorded as they were watching videotapes of the ceremonies 2 years later.
Date/time/place of a event noteVideocassette release of the 1979 film.
LanguageDialogue in Balinese; narration and subtitles in English, subtitles translated from Balinese.

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