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More than just a game competitions and celebrations in Ethiopia, Ghana, Niger, Senegal, and Sudan
Title
More than just a game [electronic resource (video)] : competitions and celebrations in Ethiopia, Ghana, Niger, Senegal, and Sudan / Octapixx Worldwide (Firm)
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2008], c2004.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (52 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Dec. 17, 2008.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Portions are in other languages with English subtitles.
Title from distributor's description.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
In sub-Saharan Africa, traditionally minded people view everything as being touched by the supernatural-including what might seem, to Western eyes, to be simply athletic or recreational activities. This program explains the deeper meaning of the donga, ritualized stick-fighting bouts of the Surma culture; sacred Senegalese wrestling, an ancient village tradition that has met with immense enthusiasm in the city; weekly wrestling matches in the Sudanese melting pot of Khartoum, rituals of cohesion rather than confrontation; Tuareg camel races, symbols of communal unity and strength; the plentiful music and dancing that accompanies African festivals; and soccer, which in Ghana involves the spells of sorcerers.
Variant and related titles
Competitions and celebrations in Ethiopia, Ghana, Niger, Senegal, and Sudan
Films on demand.
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Originally produced: Octapixx Worldwide (Firm), 2008
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English; Multiple languages
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
The Call of Africa: The Voice of a Continent
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
12 & up.
Contents
Wealth, Marriage, and Fighting Traditions in Ethiopia (4:02)
Gender Roles in Ethiopia (4:22)
Marriageability Traditions in Ethiopia (2:41)
Options for Young, Surma Men (2:47)
Ethiopian Tradition vs. Modern Weaponry (4:52)
Ritualized Resolution of Problems (4:07)
Senegal Wrestling Tradition (4:30)
Competitive Traditions in Diverse Populations (3:40)
Adult and Children's Play in Africa (3:28)
Sorcery in Ghanaian Sports (4:48)
Supernatural Influences and Sports Performance (4:40)
Witch Doctors: Tools of the Trade (6:28)
Videorecording number
39445s Infobase
39457 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
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