Daba, Na shaman.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Hua, Cai., Director, Producer.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shamans--Himalaya Mountains Region.

Shamans.

Naxi (Chinese people).

Genre:

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (40 min.).

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1999.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

Summary:

After more than a quarter of a century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began openly practising their religion again in the early 1990s. Their priests are called daba. Among the few old shamans who are still living today, Dafa Luzo is the most remarkable. As the main character in the film, we see him looking after his farm and his family, as well as performing rituals to expel all unclean spirits and demons and honour the ancestors. His main worry, and his greatest hope, is to make sure his knowledge is safely handed down to the next generation.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 27, 2013).

Recorded China 0000.

OCLC:

849668850