There was a time when the Azande kings ruled from the tropical rain forests of the Congo to the pastures of southern Sudan. In 1980s Sudan, they live a life of obscurity, dominated by oracles and spells—though practicing Christians, they still believe in the power of magic. To an Azande, nothing happens by chance. A wife’s illness, the failure of the hunt, or a spoiled crop are all believed to be the work of witches—a witch may not even be conscious of his or her powers, like the woman accused of causing her co-wife sickness merely through unfriendly thoughts. A couple stands accused of adultery; both deny the charge and agree to the chief’s suggestion they be tried by Benge, a ritual poison fed to a chicken—whether the chicken lives or dies determines their guilt. When the Benge trial shows that adultery was committed, the pair confesses.
The documentary series “Disappearing World” was originally broadcasted between 1970-1975.
As an anthropological landmark of its time, the series tells the story of traditional communities endangered by the modern world’s progressions.
The series stands as a historical document of daily life in remote and threatened societies, such as the Cuiva, Embera and Panare Indians of Colombia, the nomadic Tuareg of the Sahara, the Kurdish Dervishes, and the Meo of China.
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