Magical Death
Directed byNapoleon Chagnon and Tim Asch
Distributed byDocumentary Educational Resources
Release date
1973
Running time
29 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Magical Death is a documentary film by anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon, that explores the role of the shaman within the Yanomamo culture, as well as the close relationship shamanism shares with politics within their society.

Chagnon and frequent collaborator Tim Asch allegedly disagreed over the content of the film, when Asch objected to its graphic depictions of the Yanomami, engaging in symbolic death and cannibalism.[1]

The film was awarded the American Film Festival Blue Ribbon.

See also

References

  1. "Macho anthropology - Salon.com". Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2010-02-18.


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