Title Wai'á rini, the power of the dream / by Divino Tserewahú

Published Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (65 min.) Series Ethnographic video online Summary In the Wai'á ceremony, young Xavante men undergo suffering as an initiation into spiritual life and a way to make contact with supernatural forces. The boys are divided into groups, and under the supervision of past initiates they perform weeks of physical trials in the hot sun Credits Director, Divino Tserewahú Event Recorded in Brazil Notes Print version record Subject Xavante Indians -- Rites and ceremonies Xavante Indians -- Social life and customs Xavante Indians -- Religion Xavante Indians -- Social life and customs. Genre/Form Documentary Documentary films. Ethnographic films. Nonfiction films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Ethnographic films. Documentary. Form Streaming video

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