Our way of loving
Description
The third program in a trilogy focusing on the Hamar, an isolated people of Southwestern Ethiopia. This film shows Duka, now a mother with two young children. Her life is dominated by caring for them and her husband, Sago. Although Sago and Duka seem to have an affectionate marriage, he beats her when provoked. She accepts this behavior for she believes it is a man's way of loving. Film also shows the ceremony of Sago's cousin's initiation into manhood.
Runtime
58 min
Series
Subjects
- Ethnology (238)
- Sex role (109)
- Hamar (African people) (5)
- Rites and ceremonies (224)
- Marriage (181)
- Women (809)
- Families (556)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
1996
Database
Alexander Street
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