The Mbira series. Mbira Dza Vadzimu : Dambatsoko, an old cult centre / directed by Gei Zantzinger, Andrew Tracey ; produced by Michael Bailey, Gei Zantzinger.

Spirit possession, mediums dressed in black, blood sacrifices, ritual beer and snuff: these are elements of Shona religious ritual as depicted in this evocative film. It focuses on the traditional cult center of Dambatsoko and its leader, Muchatera Mujuru, who is the medium of Chaminuka, one of the...

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Online Access:	Streaming Video (via Alexander Street Press)
Other Authors:	Zantzinger, Alfred Gei (Director, Producer), Bailey, Michael (Producer), Tracey, Andrew T. N. (Director), Mujuru, Muchatera (Performer), Mujuru, Ephat (Performer)
Other title:	Dambatsoko, an old cult centre.
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	Pennsylvania : Constant Spring Productions, 2021.
Subjects:	Mujuru, Muchatera. Mbira. Mbira music > Zimbabwe. Shona (African people) > Songs and music. Spiritualism > Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe > Social life and customs. Documentary films.