The Shilluk (Disappearing World episode 17) (1976)
Title
The Shilluk (Disappearing World episode 17) (1976)
Subject
Shilluk (African people)
Sudan--Kings and rulers
Africa, North--Description and travel
URL
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Description
Content description from Worldcat.org (https://www.worldcat.org/title/shilluk-disappearing-world/oclc/865199243):
In the 16th century, a man called Nyikang conquered a narrow strip of land along the Nile River. According to local history, he united the various groups living there into one people, who became known as the Shilluk. While their territory is now part of modern Sudan, the Nyikang dynasty still rules from the royal capital of Pacodo. This 1975 film documents the thousand-mile journey along the Nile Valley that transpired when the 32nd king of the Shilluk died, involving two months of rites, mock battles, and celebrations that make up the coronation of the new king, or "reth," around whom Shilluk life revolves. Although downgraded by the central government to the level of local magistrate, the reth is still the divine incarnation of the identity of the Shilluk people.
Ephemera: available through CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. One small clipping with program description; Many notes on original folder--cut out and placed inside new folder.
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In the 16th century, a man called Nyikang conquered a narrow strip of land along the Nile River. According to local history, he united the various groups living there into one people, who became known as the Shilluk. While their territory is now part of modern Sudan, the Nyikang dynasty still rules from the royal capital of Pacodo. This 1975 film documents the thousand-mile journey along the Nile Valley that transpired when the 32nd king of the Shilluk died, involving two months of rites, mock battles, and celebrations that make up the coronation of the new king, or "reth," around whom Shilluk life revolves. Although downgraded by the central government to the level of local magistrate, the reth is still the divine incarnation of the identity of the Shilluk people.
Ephemera: available through CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. One small clipping with program description; Many notes on original folder--cut out and placed inside new folder.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Chris Curling (director and producer)
Paul Howell, Walter Kunijwok, and André Singer (anthropologists)
Publisher
Granada Television
Date
1976 January 5 (aired)
Citation
“The Shilluk (Disappearing World episode 17) (1976),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/120.