Strange beliefs Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard, 1902-1973 /
Edward Evans-Pritchard was the first trained anthropologist to do work in Africa, where he lived among the Azande and studied their belief in witchcraft. Later, he worked with the Nuer tribe in the Sudan. His work on witchcraft caused philosophers to ask how rational thinking could be defined; his s...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Distributed by the Royal Anthropological Institute,
c1986
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| Series: | Strangers abroad ;
DVD 6 |
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| Summary: | Edward Evans-Pritchard was the first trained anthropologist to do work in Africa, where he lived among the Azande and studied their belief in witchcraft. Later, he worked with the Nuer tribe in the Sudan. His work on witchcraft caused philosophers to ask how rational thinking could be defined; his study of tribal organization intrigued political theorists; his attention to the sophisticated religious sentiments of so-called primitive peoples has strongly influenced theologians |
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| Item Description: | Documentary Originally issued as motion picture in 1985 |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in |
| Format: | DVD |
| Production Credits: | Camera, Mike Thomson ; editor, Chris Christophe ; Evans-Pritchard voice, Chris Barrie ; anthropological consultant, Dr. Peter Riviere ; music, Mark Emney |