Reference

873

Mangayaw

Ritual of heads chasing

Every year in December, in the village of Puyuma located in Taiwan, the Mangayaw ritual is celebrated. The ceremonial cycle asserts the socio-cosmical unity thanks to the participation of every inhabitant, and it concentrates the tidying rituals of the whole society.

Duration

00:39:00

Production year

Définition

SD

Color

Color

Sound

Sound

Version(s)

French

Original material

Hi8

Director(s)

Josiane CAUQUELIN

Author(s)

Scientific topics

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