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Rituals (natural history). 3, The power of nature / produced & directed by Tom Mistill ; a BBC Open University partnership ; BBC Studios, the Natural History Unit.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rites and ceremonies.
- Inuit--Rites and ceremonies.
- Inuit.
- Sealing--Greenland.
- Sealing.
- Rites and ceremonies--Japan.
- Shinto--Rituals.
- Shinto.
- Rites and ceremonies--Indonesia.
- Aboriginal Australians--Rites and ceremonies.
- Aboriginal Australians.
- Surfing.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (54 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2018.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Rituals help us survive and honour the power of nature. An Inuit boy must shoot a seal on sea ice in his rite of passage to become a hunter. In Indonesia, ancestors are said to ensure a good harvest for those who shed human blood in the ritual battle of Pasola. In Japan men haul massive logs, riding them down steep hills, to become giant pillars at a Shinto shrine. Aboriginal ceremonies pass on respect for fire; and big waves surfers create new rituals to take on the power of the ocean.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Matthew Gravelle.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed November 06, 2019).
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