The spirit possession of Alejandro Mamani / director, Hubert Smith ; producer, Norman Miller.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication Info | Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, ©2007. |
| Description | 1 streaming video (27 min.). |
| Supplemental Content | Access restricted to subscribers |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Miller, Norman N., 1933-2024 |
| Other author/creator | Reichline, Neil. |
| Other author/creator | Smith, Hubert, 1938- |
| Included Work | Sanders, Thomas G. (Thomas Griffin), 1932- Spirit possession of Alejandro Mamani. |
| Other author/creator | American Universities Field Staff. |
| Other author/creator | Documentary Educational Resources (Firm) |
| Series | Faces of change series. Bolivia The Aymara of the Bolivian Andes Aymara of the Bolivian Andes. ^A1141901 |
| Abstract | In a Bolivian village, one of the village elders nears the end of his life. Believing himself possessed by evil spirits, he opens his heart to reveal his anguish. The film also depicts the actions and attitudes of his family and neighbors when the man draws up his will. His tragedy brings close every person's confrontation with old age, the unknown, and death. |
| General note | "By Hubert Smith, Neil Reichline"--Videodisc container. |
| General note | Companion book: The spirit possession of Alejandro Mamani / by Thomas G. Sanders. Hanover, N.H. : American Universities Field Staff : Distributed by Wheelock Educations Resources, c1976. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Originally released by American Universities Field Staff as a motion picture in 1974. |
| Language | In Aymara with English subtitles. |
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