The Quechua : Disappearing World / ITV Global Entertainment.

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The Quechua live in an isolated part of Peru where, unlike the Mehinacu hundreds of miles to the east, they desperately want a road to link them with civilization and all its benefits - such as tourist trade. Although their religion is mainly Christian, this sometimes conflicts with some of the old...

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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], ©1974.
Series:Films on Demand.
Disappearing world.
Subjects:
Assimilation (Sociology)
Cultural geography.
Population.
Quechua people.
Rites and ceremonies.
Rural-urban migration.
Social ecology.
Social evolution.
Social structure.
Tribes.
Urbanization.
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 (51 min.) : sound, color.
Other Uniform Title:Disappearing world (Television program)
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
The Quechua live in an isolated part of Peru where, unlike the Mehinacu hundreds of miles to the east, they desperately want a road to link them with civilization and all its benefits - such as tourist trade. Although their religion is mainly Christian, this sometimes conflicts with some of the old pagan beliefs which they still retain - and despite those who advocate social change, there are also those who wish to preserve their traditional way of life. The highlight of the film is the Qoyllur Rit'i festival, held 17,000 feet up in the Andes on Mount Ausangate - at the sanctuary of the most powerful of the south Andean mountain spirits, the Apus. Missionaries had incorporated this age-old shrine of the tribes into the Catholic region. Here, the Quechua pray for help - and in 1974 their dominant prayer was "Please give us the road.
Note:Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 17, 2012.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Electronic resource.
Interest Grade Level:
6 & up.
System Details:Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description.