| Location: | Samoa; Cook Islands; Pacific |
| Subject: | Religion; Christianity; syncretism |
| Length: | 28 minutes |
| Format: | Film |
| Hue: | Color |
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| Distributor: | Films for the Humanities and Sciences |
| Library Code: | UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 12359 |
| Description: | This program begins with the story of the young Samoan who became the first native cardinal in the South Pacific; as a result of Pio's many innovations, traditional dress and ceremonial dancing and singing have become part of his church. Missionaries in the eighteenth century sought to apply a narrower view of Christianity on Cook Islanders; the second segment of the program tells the story of two young people who defied the blue laws. Finally, looks at the most famous and feared Kleva Man -- one of those gifted people elsewhere known as seers, high priests, shamans, or wise men; Aviu uses his powers to heal the sick, mend ailing marriages, and fix broken machines. |
| Record No: | 1764 |
| Resources: | Distributors's List |
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