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El Sebou' : Egyptian birth ritual / written, narrated, and directed by Fadwa El Guindi.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Egyptian celebration of life series
- Ethnographic video online.
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Egyptians--Rites and ceremonies.
- Egyptians.
- Birth customs--Egypt.
- Birth customs.
- Rites and ceremonies.
- Egypt.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Ethnographic films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video (27 min.) : sound, color.
- 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:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Portrays the Egyptian initiation of newborns on their seventh day of life.
- Credits:
- Ethnographer, producer, Fadwa El Guindi.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames (Ethnographic video online, viewed on Jan. 20, 2012).
- Co-sponsored by the Office of Folklife Programs, Smithsonian Institution.
- Originally published as VHS tape by El Nil Research, Los Angeles, CA., 1986.
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2010. (Ethnographic video online). Available via World Wide Web.
- OCLC:
- 74711232
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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