Title Benin kingship rituals / produced by F. Speed and R. Bradbury, for the Benin Historical Research Scheme

Published London : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1963

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Description 1 online resource (20 min.) Series Ethnographic video online ; volume 1 Summary Until it was conquered by the British in 1897, the city of Benin, in what is now Nigeria, was the centre of a powerful kingdom. Its rulers, the Obas of Benin, were mysterious, secluded figures who spent much of their time in the performance of rituals designed to enhance their power and to ensure the prosperity of their subjects. Many of the art objects for which Benin is famous were used in these rituals, some of which are still performed. This film shows some of the most significant moments in the rituals that take place around the beginning of the new year, including the greatest event of the ritual year, the Igwe Festival, in which the Obas divine powers are strengthened and renewed. The object of worship is the head of the living Oba, the seat of his ritual energy, on which the well-being of the nation is believed to depend on Notes Originally produced as a motion picture in 1963 Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 2, 2013) This edition in English and an undetermined language with English subtitles Subject Bini (African people) -- Coronation Bini (African people) -- Kings and rulers Bini (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies Festivals -- Nigeria Bini (African people) -- Kings and rulers. Bini (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies. Festivals. Manners and customs. SUBJECT Nigeria -- Social life and customs Subject Nigeria. Genre/Form Documentary films. Ethnographic films. Internet videos. Nonfiction films. Short films. Internet videos. Ethnographic films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Short films. Vidéos sur Internet. Films ethnographiques. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction. Courts métrages. Form Streaming video Author Bradbury, R. E., film producer Speed, Francis, film producer Benin Historical Research Scheme, sponsoring body Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, publisher

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