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The funeral in Tonga [electronic resource] / directed and produced by Wendy Arbeit

Additional Titles
From mortal to ancestor : the funeral in Tonga
Published
Honolulu, HI : Palm Frond Productions, 1993.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (30 min.).
Additional Creators
Arbeit, Wendy
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Language Note
This edition in English.
Summary
Funerals are of enormous cultural significance in the Kingdom of Tonga. In contrast with the taboos regarding death in Western society, death in the Kingdom of Tonga follows a highly ritualized grieving process. The last journey is accompanied by joyous song, hair cutting, gift giving, changing of the garb, lovingly made mats and tapa and social protocol. This documentary video provides an ethnographic window into the Tongan funeral ceremonies and explains the process through which the people elevate their deceased to the role of ancestor.
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Duration
["00:30:22"]
Note
Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 12, 2014).
AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Other Forms
Previously released as DVD.
Reproduction Note
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2014. (Ethnographic video online, volume 1). Available via World Wide Web.
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