“Shows different healing ceremonies among the Tumbuka of Malawi, who attribute illness (vimbuza) to spirit possession. Documents nightlong exorcism rituals of singing, clapping, and drumming during a full moon, culminating in an animal sacrifice (chilopa) at dawn. Portrays the interaction of patients, healers, and village community, and includes an interview with a patient”

Duration: 0:54:54
Data Size: 549.76 MB
Bit Rate: 1.40 Mbps

Video Tracks:
Generic MPEG-4, 592 × 448, 23.976 fps, 1.27 Mbps

Audio Tracks:
MPEG Layer-3 Audio stereo, 48 kHz, 128 kbps

Stream Files:
Vimbuza.Chilopa.avi (549.76 MB)

https://nitro.download/view/AED56CC140151CC/Vimbuza.Chilopa.avi

Language(s):Tumbuka, English
Subtitles:English

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