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Death Lore: Texas Rituals, Superstitions, and Legends of the Hereafter

Description: Death provides us with some of our very best folklore. Some fear it, some embrace it, and most have pretty firm ideas about what happens when we die. Although some people may not want to talk about dying, it’s the only thing that happens to all of us–and there’s no way to get around it. This Publication of the Texas Folklore Society examines the lore of death and whatever happens afterward. The first chapter examines places where people are buried, either permanently or temporarily. Chapter Tw… more
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Date: December 15, 2008
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
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Dr. Larry Naylor's Anthropology Class Guest Lecturers, Cynthia Talbot and Ken Ernstein on Wicca

Description: A video of Cynthia Talbot and Ken Ernstein giving a lecture on Wicca in the USA for Dr. Larry Naylor's Anthropology class. The last portion is a question and answer segment.
Date: 199X
Duration: 44 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. Center for Media Production.
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Location: 33.209039 -97.153439
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Church]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 27, 1977, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 40 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Laapii and Laapuu singing at the late Behon Shilshi's memorial stone erection in the first death anniversary at Deeringkhu Chandel

Description: Lamkang Laapii and Laapuu singing during the first death anniversary of late Behon Shilshi. Organized by Loveson Shilshi and his family in memory of his late father at Deeringkhu Chandel. Lamkang Language Education Committee and SIL participated in documenting the folksongs, dance and stories as part of the language revitalization and promotion work.
Date: March 4, 2014
Duration: 17 minutes 03 seconds
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Community Meat preparation during the first death anniversary of late Behon Shilshi Deeringkhu Chandel

Description: A community meat preparation of the first death Anniversary of late Behon Shilshi at Deeringkhu Village. Organized by Loveson Shilshi and family in memory of their father. Lamkang Language Education Committee and SIL participated in documenting the folktakes, folksongs and dance performance during the anniversary celebration.
Date: 2014
Duration: 4 minutes 54 seconds
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Lamkang traditonal dance performed at the first death anniversary of late Behon Shilshi at Deerignkhu

Description: Khumusaa song being sung in this particluar dance steps performed during the first death anniversary celebration of late Behon Shilshi at Deeringkhu Chandel. Organized by Loveson Shilshi in memory of his late father. Lamkang Language Education Committee and SIL participated to document the dance and songs for the promotion and revitlization of the language.
Date: March 4, 2014
Duration: 4 minutes 56 seconds
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[News Clip: Spirit Seance]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: 1994
Duration: 1 minute 23 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Folk stories from interview

Description: Akha stories. Material from interview with an Akha-informant (not Phíma nor nji-pha) in Copenhagen in the 1970'es. Folk stories. He comments on death as such, on housebuilding, offerings, roles of families. Appr. 1000 phrases of Akha Word-to-word-glossing plus free translation to English.
Date: 1970/1979
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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[News Clip: Church Service]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: unknown
Duration: 59 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Funeral]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 1, 1982, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 57 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Performance of Jali Putuli festival songs, dances, and rituals

Description: Villagers of Jajikona Village introduce themselves and describe the festival, Jali Putuli Haba, or 'wedding of fake idols'. This is a traditional festival of the Bodo community, but not so common nowadays. It is still found in the Kamrup District of Assam, for example in Jajikona (Jarkona) village. The villagers believe that this festival is still rewarding. Here, two idols, bride and groom, made of straw are decorated with new clothes, colors, and garlands. Certain rituals are performed by the… more
Date: June 12, 2021
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Reading of a blessing ritual Smul Kpnaak

Description: This blessing, called Smul Kpnaak, is used by elders to mark significant life events for younger couples. This ritual blessing is to be used by an older person addressing younger people- Sumshot Khular shares the beautiful words here which translated mean: This is the feather for your good health, your long life, your well-being. May you be blessed with many daughters, with many sons, with many crops, with livestock, with wealth and riches. ‎‎May you be blessed with knowledge and understan… more
Date: 2015
Duration: 1 minute 14 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Recitation of song lyrics about local deities

Description: Shudha Bhakti and Narayan Bhakti recite the lyrics of a song about Bhagwati, one of the local deities. The recording was made next to the main temple entrance, in Rakchham village.
Date: March 6, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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Conversation about the functions of Oracle and Interpreter in Rakchham village

Description: Ravinder Singh Mathus and Devi Chand describe the functions they perform at Rakchham’s main temple. They are the interpreter and oracle of the local deities, respectively. The recording was made next to Shiv's temple in Rakchham, during a ritual break.
Date: April 10, 2019
Duration: 20 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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Description of being an interpreter in Rakchham

Description: Satender describes his experience as interpreter of the deities in Rakchham village. The recording was made at his second house in Dhangdhangshi, further down Rakchham village.
Date: April 11, 2019
Duration: 7 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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Description of the sanctification ritual

Description: The speaker narrates about earlier times when their ancestors used to built grand house and conduct ceremonies and pull pillars, posts, and big logs to build bridges. Before they start pulling the bridge materials, their ancestors performed a ritual called kaphi-kapaibo. While performing the ritual, the log will be cleaned with different types of leaves from end to end. This ritual is done so that they would carry the bridge materials easily. It is done to ward off injury or to avoid any sickne… more
Date: May 30, 2020
Duration: 1 minute 11 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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