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'''''Sons of Shiva''''' is a 1985 American [[documentary film]] by [[visual anthropology|ethnographic filmmaker]] [[Robert Gardner (anthropologist)|Robert Gardner]] and Askos Ostor, about the worship of the God [[Shiva]], features practices of Hindu worship and devotion, a four-day Gajan ceremony, a [[Sacred Thread ceremony]] in [[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]] and [[Baul]] singers of Bengal.<ref>[http://www.der.org/films/sons-of-shiva.html Sons of Shiva] der.org.</ref><ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/sons-of-shiva/oclc/233814639?referer=di&ht=edition Sons of Shiva] [[WorldCat]]</ref> It was the first film of "Pleasing God" trilogy of films about [[Hindu worship]] produced by Harvard's Film Study Center. It was followed by ''[[Forest of Bliss]]'' (1986) set in [[Benaras]] (Varanasi).<ref>[http://robertgardner.net/RG/_films_videos/page19_sonsofshiva.html Sons of Shiva] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121052317/http://robertgardner.net/RG/_films_videos/page19_sonsofshiva.html |date=2008-11-21 }} [[Robert Gardner (anthropologist)|Robert Gardner]] website.</ref> | '''''Sons of Shiva''''' is a 1985 American [[documentary film]] by [[visual anthropology|ethnographic filmmaker]] [[Robert Gardner (anthropologist)|Robert Gardner]] and Askos Ostor, about the worship of the God [[Shiva]], features practices of Hindu worship and devotion, a four-day Gajan ceremony, a [[Sacred Thread ceremony]] in [[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]] and [[Baul]] singers of Bengal.<ref>[http://www.der.org/films/sons-of-shiva.html Sons of Shiva] der.org.</ref><ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/sons-of-shiva/oclc/233814639?referer=di&ht=edition Sons of Shiva] [[WorldCat]]</ref> It was the first film of "Pleasing God" trilogy of films about [[Hindu worship]] produced by Harvard's Film Study Center. It was followed by ''[[Forest of Bliss]]'' (1986) set in [[Benaras]] (Varanasi).<ref>[http://robertgardner.net/RG/_films_videos/page19_sonsofshiva.html Sons of Shiva] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121052317/http://robertgardner.net/RG/_films_videos/page19_sonsofshiva.html |date=2008-11-21 }} [[Robert Gardner (anthropologist)|Robert Gardner]] website.</ref> | ||
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[[Category:1985 documentary films]] | [[Category:1985 documentary films]] | ||
[[Category:Documentary films about Hinduism]] | [[Category:Documentary films about Hinduism]] | ||
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[[Category:Shaivism]] | [[Category:Shaivism]] | ||
[[Category:Documentary films about spirituality]] | [[Category:Documentary films about spirituality]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:43, 19 September 2021
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Production company | Film Study Center at Harvard University |
| Distributed by | Documentary Educational Resources |
Release date | 1985 |
Running time | 29 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sons of Shiva is a 1985 American documentary film by ethnographic filmmaker Robert Gardner and Askos Ostor, about the worship of the God Shiva, features practices of Hindu worship and devotion, a four-day Gajan ceremony, a Sacred Thread ceremony in Bishnupur and Baul singers of Bengal.[1][2] It was the first film of "Pleasing God" trilogy of films about Hindu worship produced by Harvard's Film Study Center. It was followed by Forest of Bliss (1986) set in Benaras (Varanasi).[3]
Film festivals & awards[edit]
- Cine Golden Eagle Award, 1985
- Second Prize, International Festival of Ethnographic Films, Nuoro, Italy, 1986
- Margaret Mead Film Festival, 1986
- Festival dei Popoli, 1986
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986
- Festival of India, Washington, DC, 1986
References[edit]
- ↑ Sons of Shiva der.org.
- ↑ Sons of Shiva WorldCat
- ↑ Sons of Shiva Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Robert Gardner website.
External links[edit]
- www
.robertgardner .net /sons-of-shiva / - Sons of Shiva at AllMovie
- Sons Of Shiva at Documentary Educational Resources
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