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02410agm a2200421 a 4500 001 5CDD686CEF8B11E79EB7FC5197128E48 003 SILO 005 20180102010224 007 vd cvaizu 008 080201p20071976mau058 e vleng d 035 $a (OCoLC)191746428 040 $a YHM $c YHM $d UCW $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 043 $a a-ii--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-ii 050 4 $a BL1226.82.A33 $b A58 2007 $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/classification/BL1-BL2790 245 00 $a Altar of fire / $c produced by Robert Gardner and Frits Staal for the Film Study Center, Harvard University. 264 1 $a Watertown, MA : $b Documentary Educational Resources, $c 2007. 300 $a 1 videodisc (58 min.) : $b sound, color ; $c 4 3/4 in. 340 $a plastic $a plastic $b 4 3/4 in. 538 $a DVD-R. 546 $a Narration in English. 508 $a Editing, Michel Chalufour ; photography, Robert Gardner ... [et al.]. 500 $a Originally produced as a documentary film in 1976. 520 $a Documents the last performance of the Agnicayana, the world's oldest surviving sacrificial ritual, enacted by the Nambudiri Brahmins of southwestern India in April 1975. Explains the origin of the Vedic sacred literature, discusses how the oral tradition is perpetuated, shows construction of sacrificial altars and sheds, and introduces the principle participants in the ritual. 650 0 $a Agnicayana (Hindu rite) $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85002226 650 0 $a Sacrifice $z Kerala $z Kerala $x Hinduism. 650 0 $a Hinduism $z Kerala $z Kerala $x Rituals. 650 0 $a Nambudiris $z Kerala. $z Kerala. 651 0 $a Kerala (India) $x Social life and customs. 655 7 $a Documentary films. $2 lcgft $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2011026205 655 7 $a Fiction films. $2 lcgft $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2011026250 700 1 $a Gardner, Robert, $d 1925-2014. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81048959 700 1 $a Staal, Frits. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81066911 710 2 $a Harvard University. $b Film Study Center. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81040753 710 2 $a Documentary Educational Resources (Firm) $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50027886 941 $a 1 945 $a dvv 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180102031054.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5CDD686CEF8B11E79EB7FC5197128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search