MANA - Beyond Belief

MANA - Beyond Belief

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Created

May 27, 2013

Updated

Feb 09, 2022

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Contemporary Issues Documentary

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CHINESE FUNERAL FIRE<BR>Traditional Chinese communities in Malaysia believe that the dead need material goods as much as the living, and stage ceremonies to send them houses, money, home entertainment equipment and chauffer-driven cars - made of paper. © Peter Friedman and © Roger Manley

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COMPUTER BLESSING <BR>To protect against "crashes", computer viruses and other potential problems, Hindu families in India call upon the god Ganesha to bless new high tech gear. © Peter Friedman and © Roger Manley

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ELVIS IMPERSONATOR, FLAG CAPE <BR>At a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, thousands of impersonators converged on Memphis, Tennessee, to pay homage to their spiritual ancestor. © Peter Friedman and © Roger Manley

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GOLDEN BOULDER FROM BELOW <BR>At the peak of Mount Kyaikhtyo in Eastern Burma (Myanmar) a precariously-balanced golden boulder draws worshippers to witness the alignment of the full moon. Atop the boulder is a pagoda inside which is a single hair from the head of the Buddha, thought to keep the boulder from falling over the cliff below. © Peter Friedman and © Roger Manley

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GOLDEN BOULDER, PRAYING <BR>A worshipper kisses the golden boulder at the peak of Mount Kyaikhtyo in Eastern Burma (Myanmar). © Peter Friedman and © Roger Manley

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LOWRIDER CAR JUMPS <BR>In Hispanic communities in the Southwestern USA, old cars are turned into ?lowriders? ? vehicles with the ability to leap up or scrape along only a few millimeters above the pavement ? because their owners believe the cars bring them recognition, identity and power. © Peter Friedman and © Roger Manley

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NAVAJO HOGAN <BR>A Navajo medicine man enters his hogan, a special building in which it is possible to communicate with the gods. Inside, ceremonies are performed to encourage healing, foretell future events, and detect potential enemies. © Peter Friedman and © Roger Manley

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VOODOO TRANCE SPINNER <BR>In Ouidah, Benin, voodoo believers assert that touching the spinning cloth cape of a revenant ancestor spirit during and e’gun-gun ceremony can cause death. © Peter Friedman and © Roger Manley

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