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The gospel according to the Papuans [videorecording].

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[Place of publication not identified] : Filmakers Library, 2000.
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1 videocassette (52 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
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Filmakers Library, inc

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Summary
Records the overlay of Christianity on native beliefs of the Huli tribe in Papua New Guinea, a situation causing confusion and misconceptions among the Huli -- and among many other tribal cultures around the world where missionaries have brought their messages. Here, Chief Ghini, who had been courted for conversion by a number of faiths, agrees to be baptized a Catholic after being bribed with a shirt and tie, and many of the tribespeople follow suit despite heated debates comparing their ancient spiritual beliefs with the tenets of Catholicism. The program builds to a great baptismal ceremony, revealing the divisions among the Huli created by competing missionaries.
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