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Amchis : the forgotten healers of the Himalayas / produced by ARTE, Pois Chiche Films, and Anoko Productions.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine, Tibetan.
- Medicine, Traditional--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
- Medicine, Traditional.
- Shamans--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
- Shamans.
- Himalaya Mountains.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (53 minutes).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English.
- System Details:
- digital
- data file
- Summary:
- Zanskar is a valley tucked between the steep mountains on the border of the Himalayas, at an altitude of 3,700 meters. In each village in this remote area of the world, there is a traditional Tibetan medicine man named the "Amchi." Since the beginning of time, the Amchi has passed his knowledge down from father to son, or from teacher to student. With the construction of a new road, however, the valley was left vulnerable to the outside world. Since then, the younger generation has rejected the age-old wisdom and practices of the Amchi, embracing more modern, lucrative activities instead. As a result, these forgotten healers of the Himalayas are perhaps the last to practice Tibetan medicine.
- Notes:
- Originally released as DVD.
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
- OCLC:
- 747796362
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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