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The Mbira series. Mbira Dza Vadzimu : Dambatsoko, an old cult centre / directed by Gei Zantzinger, Andrew Tracey ; produced by Michael Bailey, Gei Zantzinger.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mujuru, Muchatera.
- Mbira.
- Mbira music--Zimbabwe.
- Mbira music.
- Shona (African people)--Songs and music.
- Shona (African people).
- Spiritualism--Zimbabwe.
- Spiritualism.
- Zimbabwe--Social life and customs.
- Zimbabwe.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (53 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Dambatsoko, an old cult centre
- Place of Publication:
- Pennsylvania : Constant Spring Productions, 2021.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Spirit possession, mediums dressed in black, blood sacrifices, ritual beer and snuff: these are elements of Shona religious ritual as depicted in this evocative film. It focuses on the traditional cult center of Dambatsoko and its leader, Muchatera Mujuru, who is the medium of Chaminuka, one of the most revered and powerful ancestor spirits of the Shona. Muchatera is seen leading several ceremonies including a spirit possession at the banya ritual house; prayers for peace at the mutoro prayer house; a blood sacrifice to placate the spirit of a wronged brother; and a commemorative ritual at the rushanga tree shrine. These ceremonies are accompanied by Mbira players including Muchatera's celebrated grandson, Ephat Mujuru.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed January 11, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1296405013
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