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Uncle Poison [electronic resource] / University of Manchester, Media Centre, Granada Centre, University of Manchester ; produced and directed by Ricardo Leizaola.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Ethnographic video online.
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Reyes, Benito, 1917-.
- Reyes, Benito.
- Catholic Church--Venezuela.
- Catholic Church.
- Healers--Venezuela--Personal narratives.
- Healers.
- Spiritual healing.
- Mental healing.
- Medicinal plants--Venezuela.
- Medicinal plants.
- Venezuela--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Venezuela.
- Caracas (Venezuela)--Religious life and customs--20th century.
- Caracas (Venezuela).
- Genre:
- Ethnographic films.
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video (60 min.) : sd., col.
- Place of Publication:
- Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, 1999.
- Language Note:
- In Spanish with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- An intimate portrait of a Venezuelan traditional faith healer set against the backdrop of his community's Easter celebrations. This documentary film looks at the healer's role as mediator between the social, natural and spiritual worlds. The film suggests an underlying cultural rationale behind a broad spectrum of apparently contradictory health-related practices, where man and the environment are inextricably linked.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames (Ethnographic video online, viewed on Mar. 8, 2012).
- Previously released on DVD.
- Recorded in Caracas, Venezuela.
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2010. (Ethnographic video online). Available via World Wide Web.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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