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Animals as divinities
Title
Animals as divinities [electronic resource (video)] / Kifaru Productions.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2007], c2005.
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 May 17, 2007.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Prehistoric art often renders animals in spiritual, even divine, form-but primitive beast images can also reflect a degree of humanity. This program sifts through the complexity of the animal-god concept, identifying the place of the lion, the giraffe, the wolf, the elephant, and many other creatures in a wide range of myths and religions. With detailed observations of sculpture, carvings, and statuary-including Native American totem poles, European gargoyles and grotesques, and Egyptian mummies honoring the cat-headed goddess Ubasti-the video demonstrates an age-old interconnection between our reverence for nature and our need to determine our status in it.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: Kifaru Productions, 2007
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
The Land and the Sacred: Nature's Role in Myth and Religion
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
11 & up.
Contents
Sacred Animals in Africa (3:15)
The Mystery and Power of Animals (1:26)
Sacred Animals for North American Indians (2:11)
A Sacred Crocodile in African Oral History (4:44)
The Evolution of Egyptian Animal Deities (3:06)
Egypt's Cult of the Cat (4:06)
Animal Sacrifices in Ancient Egypt (2:39)
The Gods Communicate Through Animals (3:29)
Aztec and Mayan Snake Deities (2:31)
Python Worship in Africa (1:49)
The Symbolism of Animals in the Bible (2:16)
Wolves, St. Francis, and a Cat Festival in Belgium (2:33)
Sacred Cows in Hindu India (2:39)
Jains and India's Sacred Monkeys (1:58)
India's Cult of Sacred Rats (2:36)
Ganesh: Hinduism's Elephant God (2:08)
Role of the Elephant in Buddhism (2:26)
Elephants, Buddhism, and the Festival of the Tooth (4:00)
Videorecording number
35643s Infobase
35646 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
Kifaru Productions.
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