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The Dinka Tribe Man of the Men
Title
The Dinka Tribe [electronic resource (video)] : Man of the Men / Southern Star Entertainment (Firm)
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2010], c2000.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (53 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 3, 2010.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Title from distributor's description.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
This program profiles the warriors of the White Nile, a tribe that others call Dinka but that calls itself Moinjang: Man of the Men. Wedding negotiations, which involve a bride price usually paid in cattle, are highlighted, along with a traditional high-stakes contest to be the fattest man in the land. The impacts of Sudan's civil war and of a thriving slave trade, intensified by famine and extreme poverty, are also discussed. Can the Dinka devotion to their supreme being, Nialith, and to the many ancestral spirits they honor keep their culture alive?
Variant and related titles
Man of men
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Other formats
Originally produced: Southern Star Entertainment (Firm), 2000
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
The Last Warriors: Seven African Tribes on the Verge of Extinction
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
11 & up.
Contents
Dinka: Step Back in Time (1:31)
Who Are the Dinka? (2:42)
Bond Between Dinka and Cattle (2:31)
Season of Fat Men (1:49)
Dinka: Vulnerable to Slavery (3:01)
Warrior Tradition (2:48)
Romance and Partnerships (4:04)
Importance of Cattle in Dinka Life (2:30)
Dinka Cattle Camp and Courtship (2:55)
When Cattle Go to Work (3:07)
Reconnection of Clan (6:39)
Marriage Preparation/Sacrificial Animal (5:20)
Marriage Preparation/Celebration (6:36)
Winner of the Fat Man Ritual (3:44)
Dinka Phenomenon (1:54)
Videorecording number
11794s Infobase
11799 Infobase
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
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