Title Rituals (natural history). 4, Initiation / produced & directed by Simon Bell ; a BBC Open University partnership ; BBC Studios, the Natural History Unit

Published London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (50 minutes) Summary Initiation rituals are spectacular, with the power to change who you are. In Papua New Guinea, boys endure brutal skin cutting to become men. In India, a girl gives up her family and has all her hair plucked out in her initiation as a Jain nun. In Senegal, a wrestler hopes ancient rituals will bring success as he tries to enter the sport's big league. And in Taiwan, recruits must complete ten gruelling exercises over rocks in the 'Road to Heaven', the final ritual to join the military elite Notes Title from resource description page (viewed November 06, 2019) Performer Narrated by Matthew Gravelle Notes In English Subject Rites and ceremonies. Initiation rites. Initiation rites -- Religious aspects -- India Jainism -- Rituals. Initiation rites -- Papua New Guinea Wrestling -- Senegal Military education -- Taiwan ceremonies. rites. rites of passage. Initiation rites. Initiation rites -- Religious aspects. Jainism -- Rituals. Military education. Rites and ceremonies. Wrestling. India. Papua New Guinea. Senegal. Taiwan. Genre/Form Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Documentaires télévisés. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction. Form Streaming video Author Bell, Simon, director, producer Gravelle, Matthew, narrator British Broadcasting Corporation. Natural History Unit, production company. Open University, production company. BBC Worldwide Ltd., film distributor.

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