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The secret of the stone. Zhifang Song, Gary Seaman, Steven Rousso-Schindler, réal

Song, Zhifang 2009

Available at mediatheque Magasin (DVD-005558 )(GetIt)

Title:
The secret of the stone. Zhifang Song, Gary Seaman, Steven Rousso-Schindler, réal
Related Titles: Song Family Village Song Family Village 1;
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lds02: Films documentaires
Asie
Chine
Author: Song, Zhifang
Publisher: London : The Royal Anthropological Institute CDMail distrib., 2009
Subjects: Famille -- DVD -- Chine;
Parenté -- DVD -- Chine;
Films ethnographiques -- DVD -- Chine
Includes: Copyright : 2009
Version originale en chinois ; sous-titres en anglais
Lieu de tournage : Nord de la Chine, en janvier 2003
lds04: Indiqué sur la jaquette : Located on the North China Plain about 200 miles south of Beijing, 'Song Family Village' is home to about 1,300 people. Some 80% of all villagers are members of a single lineage of the Song surname. The film documents New Year’s customs to demonstrate the segmentary structure of the Song family lineage. Ancestor temples provide the focus for collective rituals that express historical growth and subsequent fissioning into lineage segments. Minimal segments (Wufu or mourning groups) are shown as interaction groups focused on the household shrines of senior living agnates. Although the Communist-led Cultural Revolution tried to eliminate traditional kin-based institutions, this film shows that segmentary lineages are still a vigorous aspect of life in this North China village.
Language: Chinese
Creation Date: 2009
Format: 1 DVD mono face toutes zones (39 min) : coul. (PAL), son.

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