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Moonblood a Yanomamo creation myth as told by Dedeheiwa

Title
Moonblood [videorecording] : a Yanomamo creation myth as told by Dedeheiwa / Documentary Educational Resources production ; a film by Napoleon A. Chagnon and Timothy Asch.
Publication
Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, [199-?], c1975.

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Additional Authors
  • Asch, Timothy.
  • Chagnon, Napoleon A., 1938-2019.
  • Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (14 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Recounts the myth of creation from the Yanomamo Indians. In it, the Moon consumes the souls of children, is shot with an arrow, and spills his blood over the earth. Fierce and strong people are formed where more blood is spilled, and weaker people from the droplets.
Series Statement
Yanomamo series
Subject
  • Yanomamo mythology
  • Yanomamo Indians > Folklore
  • Creation > Mythology
  • Indians of South America > Folklore
  • Documentary films
Credits (note)
  • Edited by Paul E. Bugos, Jr.
System Details (note)
  • VHS.
Call Number
*UGS-1435
OCLC
46666617
Title
Moonblood [videorecording] : a Yanomamo creation myth as told by Dedeheiwa / Documentary Educational Resources production ; a film by Napoleon A. Chagnon and Timothy Asch.
Imprint
Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, [199-?], c1975.
Series
Yanomamo series
System Details
VHS.
Performer
Script and narration, Napoleon A. Chagnon.
Credits
Edited by Paul E. Bugos, Jr.
Added Author
Asch, Timothy.
Chagnon, Napoleon A., 1938-2019.
Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)
Research Call Number
*UGS-1435 [Video]
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