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The shaman and his apprentice / by Graham Townsley and Howard Reid.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Under the sun.
- Ethnographic video online.
- Under the sun
- Language:
- English
- Undetermined
- Subjects (All):
- Yaminawa Indians.
- Shamans--Peru.
- Shamans.
- Shamanism.
- Healers--Peru.
- Healers.
- Healing.
- Spirits.
- Hallucinogenic drugs.
- Songs.
- Apprentices.
- Peru.
- Genre:
- Ethnographic films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (49 min.) : sound, color.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 1989.
- Language Note:
- English, undetermined native language, with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- The shaman Jose and his apprentice Curaka are Yaminahua Indians living in the Peruvian rainforest. Like all Yaminahua men, they were brought up to be hunters. Their vision of the world is formed by the rhythms of life in the forest and their intimate knowledge of its animals, birds and plants. For them, all forms of life are moved by forces which they call spirits. As a shaman, Jose knows these spirits and has the power to use them to cure sickness. Curaka wants this power and is learning from him.
- Notes:
- Previously released on DVD.
- Title from title frames (Ethnographic video online, viewed May 29, 2012).
- Filmed in Peru.
- 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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