Films for the Humanities and Sciences - The Hamar and Karo Tribes: The Search for Mingi

The Hamar and Karo Tribes: The Search for Mingi

Ethiopia’s closely allied Hamar and Karo share many practices that help to sustain their traditional lifestyles. This program enters the world of these warrior peoples through their attentiveness toward mingi, or imperfection, and the bullah, a coming-of-age ceremony in which a young man hurdles a group of tethered bulls after a female relative, in a demonstration of respect for him, has invited other male family members to whip her. The role of the village metalworker, whose craft is prized and yet who is required to live apart from Hamar society, is also examined. (54 minutes)

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Item#: BVL11795
Copyright date: ©2000
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-3606-6
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-9351-3

Part of the Series : The Last Warriors: Seven African Tribes on the Verge of Extinction


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