Mami wata : Der Geist der weißen Frau
Film et Vidéo
- Auteurs : Wendel Tobias ; Weise Daniela ;
- Editeurs : Göttingen Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film [éd., distrib.] ;
- Date d'édition : 1988
- Sujets : Possession par les esprits -- DVD -- Togo, Danse, Rites d'initiation, Éwé (peuple d'Afrique), Togo -- Religion -- DVD, Films ethnographiques DVD Togo
- Langue(s) : Allemand, Indéterminée
- Description matérielle : 1 DVD zone 0 (44 min 15 s), : Coul., PAL, son.
- Pays de publication : Allemagne
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : Geisteswissenschaften Humanities
- N° de référence commerciale : D1678
Notes
Version en langue originale et en allemand ; Tournage : Lomé, Togo, 1986
Résumé
Mami Wata is the ghost of the strange white woman. She lives at the bottom of the sea and is revered by the Ewe, Togo, as the person bringing cultural goods from Europe. Even before a man is born, it is his destiny to serve Mami Wate in his life. Mami Wata keeps harrying him until he devotes himself to her in the cult. The film shows the initiation of a novice to the cult, several Mami Wata priests at work and a ceremony at the end of the year, where priests are being obsessed by their ghosts. A number of Mami Wata priests talk about their personal experiences. (Compare the films D 1691 and W 2060).