Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (52 min.).
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005218
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (Ethnographic video online). Available via World Wide Web.
Series Statement:
Becoming a man
Series Statement:
Ethnographic video online, volume 2
Keywords:
Coming of age
;
Initiation rites
;
Men
;
South Africa
;
Nonfiction films.
Abstract:
Becoming a Man in Melanesia follows the epic ordeals of two young men who live on separate islands. And though they will never meet each other, they share a common, singular goal : to make the difficult passage into manhood. Each will face a grueling initiation ritual. To achieve this adult status in Melanesia, Junior from Kontu island in Papua has to capture a shark armed only with a lasso and a propeller, whereas Wabak from Pentecost island in Vanuatu has to jump from a wooden tower, his ankle bound with thick vines. Two ordeals, each with the same goal : becoming a man!.
Note:
Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 27, 2013).
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Previously released as DVD.
,
This edition in English.
URL:
http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?ANTH;1858404
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