Kalanda. The knowledge of the bush
Description
In some parts of West Africa, hunting involves much more than killing animals. A donso is no common hunter, but a healer, a diviner, a ritual specialist and a maker of amulets that provide him with extraordinary powers. Kalanda - The Knowledge of the Bush offers a unique initiatory journey into the knowledge of the donsoya hunter's association from the perspective of the filmmaker. It was filmed over the course of a year of field research in Burkina Faso and is based directly upon the filmmaker's own initiation into the practice of donsoya.
Runtime
63 minutes
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?MARC;3321840
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