Legacy of the Spirits (Outtakes)
odd: label: Local Number
content: HSFA 1992.9.4
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Karen Kramer Films
label: Collection Creator
content: Kramer, Karen (Karen Susan)
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content: Karen Kramer film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (color sound; 14,8000 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1985
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Outtakes from the edited film, LEGACY OF THE SPIRITS, explores and documents the religion of Vodun in Carribbean communmities of New York City. Footage documents ceremonies, ritual objects, and ve-ve (sacred drawings) and explores the theology of Vodun, the meaning of the rituals, the pantheon of spirits, Catholic influence, and African origins. Priests and priestesses of Vodun and lay persons are interviewed.