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Title The guardian of the forces / Amanou and Mamba Productions ; produced and directed by Anne-Laure Folly Reimann
Published London, UK : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1991

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Description 1 online resource (54 min.)
Series Ethnographic video online ; volume 2
Summary In Togo, Sikavi, the voodoo fetish master, leads a death ceremony which only the initiated may attend. In order to help bridge the gap between "barbarism and civilization, " Sikavi explains his liturgy by using its Judeo-Christian correspondences. He illustrates "the force of the Word" described in the Bible by killing with the voice, healing with blood, and putting death at the service of the living
This use of occult forces which is a powerful reality of African societies is questioned by its children who see it only as a mad quest for power
Notes This edition in French and English with English subtitles
Subject Vodou -- Togo
Fetishes (Ceremonial objects)
fetishes.
Fetishes (Ceremonial objects)
Vodou.
SUBJECT Togo -- Religious life and customs
Subject Togo.
Genre/Form Nonfiction films.
Nonfiction films.
Films autres que de fiction.
Form Streaming video
Author Folly, Anne-Laure, director, producer.
Amanou production (Firm), production company.
Mamba Production (Firm), production company
Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland.