War of the Gods (Disappearing World season 1, episode 4) (1971)
Title
War of the Gods (Disappearing World season 1, episode 4) (1971)
Subject
Indigenous peoples--Religion
Forced religious conversions
URL
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Description
Content description from Worldcat (https://www.worldcat.org/title/war-of-the-gods-disappearing-world/oclc/858449957) :
This film contrasts the belief systems and ways of life of the Maku and Barasana Colombian Indians with those of the Protestant and Catholic missionaries who, in competing to convert the Indians to Christianity, threaten to consume their ancient culture. The Protestants, North American Fundamentalists from the Summer Institute of Linguistics, are said to have used their organization as a cover in order to be allowed to work with the Indians, because open Protestant missionary activity would not have been acceptable to the authorities.
Ephemera: Available through the CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. Three clippings from various publications with descriptions of the program.
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This film contrasts the belief systems and ways of life of the Maku and Barasana Colombian Indians with those of the Protestant and Catholic missionaries who, in competing to convert the Indians to Christianity, threaten to consume their ancient culture. The Protestants, North American Fundamentalists from the Summer Institute of Linguistics, are said to have used their organization as a cover in order to be allowed to work with the Indians, because open Protestant missionary activity would not have been acceptable to the authorities.
Ephemera: Available through the CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. Three clippings from various publications with descriptions of the program.
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
Brian Moser (director and producer)
Peter Silverwood Cope (anthropologists)
Stephen Hugh Jones (anthropologists)
Christine Hugh Jones (anthropologists)
Stephen Hugh Jones (anthropologists)
Christine Hugh Jones (anthropologists)
Publisher
Granada Television
Independent Television
Independent Television
Date
1971 June 22
Citation
“War of the Gods (Disappearing World season 1, episode 4) (1971),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed July 16, 2026, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/494.