Holy men and fools / directed by Michael Yorke.
| Other author | Yorke, Michael, director. |
| Other author | Giri, Vasisht, performer. |
| Other author | Giri, Uma, performer. |
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication Info | London : Royal Anthropological Institute, 2005. |
| Description | 1 online resource (71 min.). |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?ANTH;1879608 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Ethnographic video online, volume 2 |
| Abstract | The film narrates the story of Uma Giri, a Swedish woman who has become a Hindu nun, called Uma Giri. She is one of the few western women to be accepted into the most radical order of wandering Hindu ascetics. The film follows her and 29-year-old yogi, Vasisht Giri, on an 18 day pilgrimage of self-discovery into the high Himalayas. They search out and stay with the saints and mystics of Hinduism in their remote huts and caves. They meet one sadhu who has not spoken for 14 years living beside the source of the River Ganges, Hinduism most sacred river. Finally, Uma discovers what she has been searching for. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 6, 2014). |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in India. |
| Other forms | Previously released as DVD. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2014. (Ethnographic video online, volume 2). Available via World Wide Web. |
| Language | This edition in English. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |