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El Sebou' : Egyptian birth ritual / written, narrated, and directed by Fadwa El Guindi.
Penn Museum Library - Desk DVD GT2465.E3 E5 2006
Available
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Egyptians--Rites and ceremonies.
- Egyptians.
- Birth customs--Egypt.
- Birth customs.
- Rites and ceremonies.
- Egypt.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Sebou'
- Egyptian birth ritual
- Place of Publication:
- Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, 2006.
- Language Note:
- Narration in English; some spoken Arabic with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD-R.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Portrays the Egyptian initiation of newborns on their seventh day of life.
- Notes:
- Originally published as VHS tape by El Nil Research, Los Angeles, CA., 1986.
- Co-sponsored by the Office of Folklife Programs, Smithsonian Institution.
- Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without separate license. Resource Sharing not permitted.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- OCLC:
- 74711232
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