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Baptism in the Holy Temple of the Unicorn

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Title
Baptism in the Holy Temple of the Unicorn
Alternative Title
Taufe in der Heiligen Kirche vom Einhorn
Author
License
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Identifiers
IWF SignatureD 1696
Publisher
Release Date1989
LanguageEnglish
Producer
Production Year1986

Technical Metadata

IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, LT, 621 m ; F, 57 min

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Subject Area
Genre
Abstract
German
German
Der Holy Temple of the Unicorn ist die Kapelle der Spiritual Baptist Gemeinde von Grenada (Karibik). In drei Gottesdiensten werden 7 Kandidaten auf ihre Taufe vorbereitet. Die Gottesdienste beginnen mit dem Anzünden von Kerzen und der Weihen der Mittelsäule. Während der Gottesdienste finden "shoutings" und Anrufungen statt, die vor allem auch dazu dienen, "power" zu erhalten. Am Schluß des dritten Gottesdienstes findet in der Morgendämmerung des nächsten Tages die Taufe der Kandidaten im Meer statt.
English
English
The Holy Temple of the Unicorn is the chapel of the Spiritual Baptist Church of Grenada in the Caribbean. In three services, seven candidates are prepared for their baptism. At the beginning of the services, candles are lit and the central column is consecrated. During the services, "shoutings" and invocations can be heard, whose principal purpose is to preserve power. The candidates are baptized in the sea at the end of the third service when the new day is dawning.
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German
German
English
English
IWF Classification
German
German
English
English