Barrie Machin (Firm)
2) Tashirabgais
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This program by anthropologist Barrie Machin features Tashirabgais, an important member of the Ladakh Ecocentre and interpreter of Buddhism and the environment.
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This program is the second part of a documentary by anthropologist Barrie Machin on the Festival of Kahika, a religious festival in India that is a sort of expiation ceremony and that is celebrated at various places in the Kulu region. The main purpose of Kahika is the transference, and thus removal, of sins (paap) or baneful influences (dosh-khot, kaari-shrapni) to a human scapegoat; first 'sacrificed', then brought back to life. In this ritual,...
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The return of the dead in August, Obon has been celebrated since the introduction of Buddhism into Japan in the 6th century during the reign of the Empress Suiko. It is an annual Buddhist ceremony during which ancestral spirits are believed to come back to visit. This program by anthropologist Barrie Machin documents the rituals and beliefs of this celebration in which people honor the dead, proffer food and dance to them, and hang lanterns in front...
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This program is the first part of a documentary by anthropologist Barrie Machin on the Festival of Kahika, a religious festival in India that is a sort of expiation ceremony and that is celebrated at various places in the Kulu region. The main purpose of Kahika is the transference, and thus removal, of sins (paap) or baneful influences (dosh-khot, kaari-shrapni) to a human scapegoat; first 'sacrificed', then brought back to life. In this ritual, both...
14) Cinnamon Peelers
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This program by anthropologist Barrie Machin looks at the lives of cinnamon peelers in Sri Lanka.
15) Ladakh Funeral
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This program by anthropologist Barrie Machin documents a funeral in Ladakh, India.