Bolivia: Magic and Catholicism [digital video]

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Title:

Added Author:

Smith, Hubert, author, film director.

Miller, Norman, producer.

Reichline, Neil, author.

Series:

Faces of Change

Faces of change.

Publication Date:

2014

Publication Information:

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 34 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound

Abstract:

The people of the Bolivian highlands blend in thought and practice the traditional magic of the region and the religion of their conquerors. A fatal automobile accident, coincident with the festival of Santiago, provides occasion for unique expressions of both faith and magic in the effort to influence events.

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Title from title frames.

Technical Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subject Term:

Aymara.

Cultural change and history.

Ethnicity.

Rural population.

Spirituality.

Rites and ceremonies.

Religion.