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Misek : the spark / directed by Carlos Gomez.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Sino-Tibetan (Other)
- Subjects (All):
- Limbu (South Asian people).
- Rites and ceremonies.
- Shamans--Nepal.
- Shamans.
- Nepal.
- Nepal--Social life and customs.
- Genre:
- Ethnographic films.
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (20 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Nepal : Cineminga, 2014.
- Language Note:
- In Limbu with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- MISEK explores traditional wisdom surrounding the spirit of Misek, 'the spark' or God of Fire, in a Limbu community in eastern Nepal. It weaves together a conversation with an old shaman, traditional Mundhum singing, a rare ritual, and mis en scene. It was filmed during a workshop by Cineminga with the Limbu Film Association.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 27, 2017).
- OCLC:
- 1000224067
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