Strange beliefs : Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard, 1902-1973

Publication/Creation:

London, UK : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1986

Format:

Video or Visual Material

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Strange beliefs : Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard, 1902-1973 / produced and directed by Andre Singer ; written and presented by Bruce Dakowski

Series Titles:

Academic Video Online
Strangers abroad ; 6

Variant Titles:

Strange beliefs - Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard (1902-1973)
Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard, 1902-1973

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Singer, André, 1945-
Dakowski, Bruce
Barrie, Chris, 1960-
Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Nonfiction films

Subjects:

Evans-Pritchard, E. E.(Edward Evan),1902-1973
Witchcraft--Sudan
Zande (African people)--Religion
Nuer (African people)--Religion
Anthropologist--Sudan--Biography
Documentary films
Historical films
Sudan--Religious life and customs

Description/Summary

Summary:

Edward Evans-Pritchard was the first trained anthropologist to do work in Africa, where he lived among the Azande and studied their belief in witchcraft. Later, he worked with the Nuer tribe in the Sudan. His work on witchcraft caused philosophers to ask how rational thinking could be defined; his study of tribal organization intrigued political theorists; his attention to the sophisticated religious sentiments of so-called primitive peoples has strongly influenced theologians.

Language:

English

Language Note:

In English.

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (53 min.).

General Note:

Documentary.
Originally issued as motion picture in 1985.

Date/Time and Place of an Event:

Recorded Sudan, Africa 0000.

Additional Physical Form:

Previously released as DVD.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937335809102486

OCLC Number:

849668786