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Macumba, trance and spirit healing.
College Town, PA: Pennsylvania State University.
44 min., color.
Documents rituals and beliefs of a major Brazilian religion with traditional African and Roman Catholic roots.

Balinese trance seance.
College Town, PA: Pennsylvania State University.
30 min., color.
Shows how a Balinese trance medium helps her clients resolve a variety of problems from illness and misfortune to resolving family conflict.

Sacred trances of Java and Bali.
College Town, PA: Pennsylvania State University.
29 min., color.
Animism in Indonesia and how it was impacted by Islam.
It includes documentation of activities during altered states of consciousness such as fire-walking.

Witchcraft among the Azande.
College Town, PA: Pennsylvania State University.
52 min., color.
Illustrates how the Azande in Africa practice witchcraft.

Buddhism: A question of consciousness.
College Town, PA: Pennsylvania State University.
28 min., color.
Examines the main beliefs of Buddhism and how it is practiced throughout the world, including North America.