Moonblood: A Yanomamo Creation Myth
Source: Kanopy streaming service
Overview
- Title: Moonblood
- Year: 1976
- Duration: 13 minutes
- Creators: Directed by Timothy Asch and Napoleon Chagnon
- Supplier: Documentary Educational Resources
- Availability: Accessible via public library card or university login through Kanopy
Content Summary
- Focus: The creation myth of the Yanomamo people
- Narrator: Shaman Dedeheiwa
- Myth Details:
- Explains the creation of human beings
- Accounts for their ferocity
- Myth takes place in a time when people "like us" lived in a village "over there"
- The character Moon is central to the narrative, who also lived in this village
Accessibility
- Closed Captions: Available for the video
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