Bibliograph

A Man called Bee, studying the Yanomamo, Documentary Educational Resources production ; a film by Napoleon A. Chagnon and Timothy Asch

Type

Label

A Man called Bee, studying the Yanomamo, Documentary Educational Resources production ; a film by Napoleon A. Chagnon and Timothy Asch

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

A Man called Bee

Medium

electronic resource

Oclc number

430953498

resource.otherEventInformation

Filmed in 1971 and originally issued as a motion picture in 1974

Responsibility statement

Documentary Educational Resources production ; a film by Napoleon A. Chagnon and Timothy Asch

Runtime

Sub title

studying the Yanomamo

Summary

Follows anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon as he collects anthropological field data among the Yanoama Indians of southern Venezuela. Includes information about the Yanomamo, such as their system of kinship ties, their religious beliefs and ceremonies, and the growth and fissioning of their widely scattered villages. Chagnon's commentary touches on the problems of the fieldworker, and the ambiguities of the anthropologist's role and his relation to the subjects of his study

Target audience

adolescent

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Studying the Yanomamo

Classification