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The Hamar and Karo Tribes : The Search for Mingi / Southern Star Entertainment (Firm).

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Southern Star Entertainment (Firm).
Series:
Last warriors.
The Last Warriors: Seven African Tribes on the Verge of Extinction
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Assimilation (Sociology).
Hamar (African people).
Karo (African people).
Social evolution.
Social structure.
Tribes.
Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Physical Description:
1 streaming video file (54 min.) : sd., col.
Other Title:
Search for Mingi
Place of Publication:
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], c2000.
Language Note:
In English.
Original language in English.
Summary:
Ethiopia's closely allied Hamar and Karo share many practices that help to sustain their traditional lifestyles. This program enters the world of these warrior peoples through their attentiveness toward mingi, or imperfection, and the bullah, a coming-of-age ceremony in which a young man hurdles a group of tethered bulls after a female relative, in a demonstration of respect for him, has invited other male family members to whip her. The role of the village metalworker, whose craft is prized and yet who is required to live apart from Hamar society, is also examined.
Contents:
Introduction: Two Ethiopian Tribes (1:29)
Mingi and Human Sacrifice (1:28)
Pride in Appearances (2:53)
The Metalsmith and the Power of the Eye (3:33)
Hamar Wealth (2:23)
The Bullah and Marriage (3:07)
Mingi Sacrifice (2:51)
The Karo Tribe (4:12)
A Karo Warrior (2:33)
Karo Diplomacy (4:02)
The Season of the Bullah (2:50)
The Bullah Ceremony (8:54)
All Members of the Tribe Must Be Strong (5:29)
A Mother Talks of Mingi (2:17)
Scarification of a Karo Warrior (2:57)
Smiling Portraits (0:55)
Credits: The Hamar and Karo Tribes: The Search for Mingi (1:56)
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).
Title from distributor's description.
OCLC:
858998798
Publisher Number:
11795 Infobase
11794s Infobase

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