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Summary
By dancing and singing, two healers implant spirits into a third healer who wants to achieve perfection. The process is repeated for an aspiring healer from another village, who then dances a rehearsal "hekuramou" before the other healers, who comment upon and encourage his performance. For Part II of this videotape, see: *MGZIDF 1637
Filmed in 1983. Produced and distributed by the Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film, Göttingen, Germany.
English title: Yanomami, Patanoetheri (Venezuela, Upper Orinoco); Yopo intoxication, dance, and summoning of spirits (hekuramou) to initiate an aspirant medicine-man (Part II). For a descriptive pamphlet in German, with English summary, see: *MGS (General) Encyclopaedia cinematographica.
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Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Title
Yanomami, Patanoetheri (Venezuela, Oberer Orinoco) [electronic resource] : Yopo-Rausch, Tanz und Geisterbeschwörung (Hekuramou) zur Initiation eines Medizinmann-Anwärters. (Teil II).
Imprint
1983.
Series
Encyclopaedia cinematographica ; E 2835
Restricted access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.