Mystic Mass
(2015, original release: 2014)

Nonfiction

eVideo

Provider: Kanopy

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1 online resource (streaming video file)

ISBN/ISSN
1145602
LANGUAGE
Undetermined
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Title from title frames

Every year, thousands of Shia gather in the town of Nabatiyyeh, Lebanon, to commemorate the death of Imam Hussein, killed in battle 1,434 years ago. They proceed to very long processions, self-flagellation and self-mutilation, and reenact the martyrdom of Imam Hussein with their own blood and flesh. Mystic Mass documents the ceremony, and provides an exhaustive description of how the mass is formed, how it attains its highest mystical levels, and how it dissolves - all within 24 hours

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Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 2014

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In Arabic, Subtitles in English

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