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Magical Death is a documentary film by anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon, that explores the role of the shaman within the Yanomamo culture, as well as the close relationship shamanism shares with politics within their society.
| Magical Death | |
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| Directed by | Napoleon Chagnon and Tim Asch |
| Distributed by | Documentary Educational Resources |
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Running time | 29 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Chagnon and frequent collaborator Tim Asch allegedly disagreed over the content of the film, when Asch objected to its graphic depictions of the Yanomami, engaging in symbolic death and cannibalism.[1]
The film was awarded the American Film Festival Blue Ribbon.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Macho anthropology - Salon.com". Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
External links
edit- 'Reviewed by Eric Almquist in American Anthropologist Vol. 77, No. 1 (Mar., 1975), p. 179'
- Reviewed on page 17 of Robert Borofsky's Yanomami: The fierce controversy and what we can learn from it
- Macho Anthropology, an article written by Juno Gregory for Salon.com that discusses the filmmakers' differences over the film.
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