Umbanda : Disappearing World / ITV Global Entertainment.

Show other versions (35)

This film looks at a powerful new religious movement gaining favor in the multiracial cities of Brazil. Umbanda combines elements from orthodox Catholicism with submerged African and indigenous Indian spiritual beliefs - as in dramatic trances, people believe themselves seized by the spirits of old...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Films on Demand. Disappearing world.
Corporate Authors:	Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Infobase ITV Global Entertainment
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], ©1977.
Series:	Films on Demand. Disappearing world.
Subjects:	Christianity. Cultural geography. Population. Religions. Rites and ceremonies. Social ecology. Umbanda (Cult) Brazil. Latin America. South America. Educational films. Internet videos.
Genre:	Educational films. Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (50 min.) : sound, color.
Variant Title:	Disappearing World
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

What Is Umbanda? (1:43)
Umbanda: Belem (2:47)
Umbandista Spirit Possession (3:18)
Initiation Ceremony (2:08)
Umbanda Organization (2:29)
Light and Dark Spirits (2:10)
Ceremony Preparation (2:34)
Medium Gathering (3:30)
Cemetery Ceremony (2:10)
Umbanda Centers (3:28)
Charity and Rituals (1:49)
Spiritual Possession (5:55)
New Medium Training (6:40)
Festival at Praia Grande (3:50)
Nighttime Celebrations (2:55)
Festival Morning (2:51)
Credits: Umbanda: Disappearing World (0:56)