Owu: Chidi Joins the Okoroshi Secret Society
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Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
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eVideo
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 59 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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Language
ibo
Notes
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Title from title frames.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1994.
Description
Witness an uncompromising portrait of a young man's initiation into a men's secret society. It begins with the elder griot and praise singer talking about the origins of the "Owu" society. Two keepers of tradition, the griot and the town's oldest woman and female griot, Ezenwanyi (Leader of Women), narrate this film continuing their role as commentators in the life of the village. Owu explores the pluralistic lives of Africans as they come up against westernized Christian influence. Many significant rituals are filmed for the first time. The program shows respect for the subject's traditions.
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language
In Igbo, English, Subtitles in English.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(2014). Owu: Chidi Joins the Okoroshi Secret Society . Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)2014. Owu: Chidi Joins the Okoroshi Secret Society. Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Owu: Chidi Joins the Okoroshi Secret Society Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Owu: Chidi Joins the Okoroshi Secret Society Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
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| Author | kanopy |
| Grouping Category | movie |
| Last Update | 2022-06-22 16:08:38PM |
| Last Indexed | 2024-06-22 03:39:01AM |
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| First Loaded | Mar 21, 2022 |
| Last Used | Feb 18, 2024 |
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| First Detected | Oct 02, 2014 12:00:00 AM |
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| Last File Modification Time | Aug 10, 2021 02:57:52 AM |
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