Yanomami, Patanoetheri (Venezuela, Oberer Orinoco): Yopo-Rausch, Tanz und Geisterbeschwörung (Hekuramou) zur Initiation eines Medizinmann-Anwärters, (Teil II)
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Title
Yanomami, Patanoetheri (Venezuela, Oberer Orinoco): Yopo-Rausch, Tanz und Geisterbeschwörung (Hekuramou) zur Initiation eines Medizinmann-Anwärters, (Teil II)
Collection
Encyclopaedia cinematographica
Names
Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany) (Film producer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1983
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1624
Subjects
Dance -- Venezuela
Indian dance -- Venezuela
Indians of South America -- Venezuela -- Rites and ceremonies
Trance dances
Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Venezuela
Initiation dances
Medicine dance
Genres
Motion Pictures
Documentary Films
Filmed Dance
Notes
Creation/Production Credits: Produced and distributed by the Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film, Göttingen, Germany.
Citation/Reference: English title: Yanomami, Patanoetheri (Venezuela, Upper Orinoco); Yopo intoxication, dance, and summoning of spirits (hekuramou) to initiate an aspirant medicine-man (Part II). For a descriptive pamphlet in German, with English summary, see: *MGS (General) Encyclopaedia cinematographica.
Content: By dancing and singing, two healers implant spirits into a third healer who wants to achieve perfection. The process is repeated for an aspiring healer from another village, who then dances a rehearsal "hekuramou" before the other healers, who comment upon and encourage his performance. For Part II of this videotape, see: *MGZIDF 1637
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (23 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12169745
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a2e54970-352b-0131-81d2-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Yanomami, Patanoetheri (Venezuela, Oberer Orinoco): Yopo-Rausch, Tanz und Geisterbeschwörung (Hekuramou) zur Initiation eines Medizinmann-Anwärters, (Teil II)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1983. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a2e54970-352b-0131-81d2-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1983). Yanomami, Patanoetheri (Venezuela, Oberer Orinoco): Yopo-Rausch, Tanz und Geisterbeschwörung (Hekuramou) zur Initiation eines Medizinmann-Anwärters, (Teil II) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a2e54970-352b-0131-81d2-3c075448cc4b
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Yanomami, Patanoetheri (Venezuela, Oberer Orinoco): Yopo-Rausch, Tanz und Geisterbeschwörung (Hekuramou) zur Initiation eines Medizinmann-Anwärters, (Teil II)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a2e54970-352b-0131-81d2-3c075448cc4b
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