| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 59 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1994. |
| Summary |
Witness an uncompromising portrait of a young man's initiation into a men's secret society. It begins with the elder griot and praise singer talking about the origins of the "Owu" society. Two keepers of tradition, the griot and the town's oldest woman and female griot, Ezenwanyi (Leader of Women), narrate this film continuing their role as commentators in the life of the village. Owu explores the pluralistic lives of Africans as they come up against westernized Christian influence. Many significant rituals are filmed for the first time. The program shows respect for the subject's traditions. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In Igbo, English, Subtitles in English. |
| Subject |
Igbo.
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Ethnographic research theory.
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Sex role.
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Traditional history.
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Spiritual guidance.
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Tribal and national groups.
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| Added Author |
Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1049190 Kanopy |
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