Sons of the moon videorecording / by Deirdre LaPin and Francis Speed ; written by Deirdre LaPin
Object Details
- Author
- LaPin, Deirdre Ann 1946-
- Speed, Francis
- Vundla, Mfundi
- University of California (System) Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning
- Institute for the Study of Human Issues
- The booklet "Sons of the moon: the Ngas of Central Nigeria" published by the Institute for the Study of Human Issues in Philadelphia as a study guide to the film.
- Summary
- Tells how the moon is a key symbol in the cosmology of the Ngas, an agricultural people who live in isolated hamlets in Nigeria's Jos Plateau. This documentary, told from the point of view of a traditional Ngas bard, traces the moon's influence on Ngas work and thought during a single growing season.
- 1984
- C1984
- Call number
- DT515.45.A53 S66
- vide 000547
- Type
- Videorecordings
- Physical description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide (38 p., ill., maps ; 15 x 23 cm.)
- Place
- Moon
- Title
- Sons of the moon : the Ngas of Central Nigeria
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Topic
- Social life and customs
- Religion
- Agriculture
- Rites and ceremonies
- Religious aspects
- Record ID
- siris_sil_701459
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
