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Socotra : the island of Djinns / Siwa Productions ; director, Jordi Esteva.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Travel.
- Folklore--Yemen (Arab Republic)--Socotra.
- Folklore.
- Socotra (Yemen).
- Socotra (Yemen)--Social life and customs.
- Socotra (Yemen)--Description and travel.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Ethnographic films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (65 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Royal Anthropological Institute, 2016.
- Language Note:
- In Arabic with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- The film is the story of a journey across the island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Yemen. Socotra is isolated during the monsoon season, when it is impossible to land on it. This isolation has preserved a unique environment. Frankincense and myrrh trees grow freely. Ahmed Afrar, his companions and three cameleers with their animals trek to the mountains before the rainy season. During the trip, the Socotrians tell stories by the fire. During the night, the conversation turns to legends of djinns and monstrous snakes that dwell in the cavernous interior of the island.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed September 28, 2018).
- OCLC:
- 1065020743
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