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Divine horsemen : the living gods of Haiti

Title
  1. Divine horsemen : the living gods of Haiti [videorecording] / filmed by Maya Deren.
Published by
  1. New York : Cherel Ito, 1978.

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Additional authors
  1. Deren, Maya
  2. Ito, Cherel
  3. Itō, Teiji, 1922-2010
Description
  1. 1 film reel (54 min.) : sd., b&w; 16 mm.
Summary
  1. A documentary on the fascinating world of the Voudoun religion of Haiti. The viewer attends the rituals of Rada, Petro, and Congo cults, whose devotees commune with the cosmic powers through invocations, ritual offerings, sacrifices, songs and dance. Other scenes include dancers performing a stick dance and other dances at Rara (annual spring festival), and at Carnival (Mardi Gras).
Alternative title
  1. The living gods of Haiti
Subject
  1. Carnival -- Haiti
  2. Documentary films
  3. Experimental films
  4. Vodou -- Haiti
  5. Cults -- Haiti
  6. Haiti -- Religion
  7. Haiti -- Religious life and customs
Call number
  1. Sc Visual VRA-281
Note
  1. This film was posthumously edited by Teiji and Cherel Ito, and is a remarkable document of the Rada, Petro and Congo cults of Haiti.
  2. "Filmed in Haiti, 1947-1951, by Maya Deren."
  3. The narration was adapted from the book by Maya Deren, Divine horsemen: the living gods of Haiti, c1953.
  4. Film editor, Cherel Ito; sound editor, Teiji Ito; narrators, John Genke, Joan Pape.
Title
  1. Divine horsemen : the living gods of Haiti [videorecording] / filmed by Maya Deren.
Imprint
  1. New York : Cherel Ito, 1978.
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Added author
  1. Deren, Maya. Photographer
  2. Ito, Cherel.
  3. Itō, Teiji, 1922-2010.
  4. Deren, Maya. Divine horsemen.
Added title
  1. The living gods of Haiti [motion picture]
Research call number
  1. Sc Visual MPB-215 Original of: Sc Visual VRA-281
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