Gott in Togo (God in Togo)
1979 , Togo, West Africa (Other)
Cat no. 3378
Documentary film identifying the beliefs behind animistic rituals in Togo.
Documentary. Film record of animistic rituals in Togo. Identifying animism as the most prevalent form of religious belief in Togo, the film provides information about animistic ceremonies which enable the living to communicate with the souls of ancestors, the voodoos. Sequences include shots of: ritual dancing; oracles; fishermen; an African woman drawing water from a well; an African man cutting vegetation with a machete; African women preparing and cooking food; a market; a corpse in an open coffin; a funeral ceremony with women in mourning and dance rituals; a Christian burial service; Muslims participating in ritual prayer; sacrifices of alcohol, milk and blood before an animist altar; a woman diving into the sea while going into a trance, recovered by four men and left on shore; a voodoo priest/ fetisher (a medium between the souls of the dead and the living) engaged in a healing ceremony, involving an animal sacrifice; a ritual dance, in which some participants lose consciousness.
Keywords
Animism; Ethnography; Religion; Voodoos; Mawu; Animistic rituals; Ritual animal sacrifices; Sacrifices; Healing powers; Oracles; Fetishers; Christianity and Animism in Togo; Islam and Animism in Togo; Togo; Colonialism; Post-colonialism; Ritual dances and rhythms
Manifestations
Gott in Togo (God in Togo)
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- Barcode
- INV355114
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- MP4 H264 digital
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:16:31
- Modification Date
- 27/09/2011
- Parts
- Reference
- 730364
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- Barcode
- INV358104
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- MP4 H264 digital
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:16:31
- Modification Date
- 31/08/2011
- Parts
- Reference
- 725168
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- Barcode
- INV315056
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- MP4 H264 digital
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- Duration
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0:16:31
- Modification Date
- 31/08/2011
- Parts
- Reference
- 724804
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- Activities
- Barcode
- INV389392
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- DV digital
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:16:31
- Modification Date
- 10/05/2011
- Parts
- Reference
- 707885
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- Activities
- Barcode
- INV244451
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- master digital
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:16:33
- Modification Date
- 04/10/2010
- Parts
- Reference
- 693171
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- Activities
- Barcode
- INV265277
- Canonical Identifier
- 378
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Details
- Carrier Type
- 16mm film
- Colour System
- colour
- Colour Type
- colour
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:18:03
- Has Image
- Y
- Has Sound
- Y
- Identifier
- Image Polarity
- pos
- Modification Date
- 28/07/2010
- Parts
- Reference
- 685133
- Sound
- sound
- Sound System
- mag stripe
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Award:
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Group 1:
- Note: Awards (data migration 25/06/2021): Movie Maker Ten Best Film Competition, Ten Best winner, 1979.
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Group 1:
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Genre: Documentary / Amateur / Women's Filmmaking / TNA Project
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Locations: Togo, West Africa (Other)
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Description Type: monographic
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Related to: IAC
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Subject: Togolese peoples / funerals / voodoo / animism / dancing / animal sacrifices / ceremonies
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