Ch.5 Sensation & Perception Mondo Magic/Magia Nuda (1975). Directors: Alfredo Ca
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Ch.5 Sensation & Perception Mondo Magic/Magia Nuda (1975). Directors: Alfredo Castiglioni, Angelo Castiglioni This film is about tribes in Africa and South America who turn toward magic as a means of survival and way of life. The Mundari tribe in Africa herd cattle but do not slaughter them for meat. They make use of the cattle urine as an insect repellent and shower underneath their cows. They also use the dung as a body covering to further thwart insects and pest. The cattle are so prized to the Mundari that they are treated as a member of the family and a number of Mundari are shown puffing into the cattle's vagina to encourage an early birth. A hunt is then shown where the Mundari are able to bring down mighty Elephants and Giraffes with ease. Yet unlike sport hunters they hunt merely for survival and pay respect to the beast before eating them. The Dinka tribe is another group who praise their cattle but they bleed the cows and mix it in their milk to help sustain tribes during periods of hunger. They also migrate to different areas along the Nile as to not over consume their pastures.. Written by Suit R. Varma In 1-2 paragraphs, describe any scene of interest in how people deal with sensation & perception. Do they practice witchcraft, magic or something else within their environments? Please use any concepts we discussed from Ch.5 Psychic surgeon will only work on you a few minutes. No anesthesia; No stitches,; No side effects from a pharmaceutical drug; No long recovery period. When the surgery is finished, the body will close and no unsightly scar will be visible. You will be able to get up seconds after the treatment finishes and resume your daily activities 3-Pangasinan healers of the Phillippines (Psychic surgery)Explanation / Answer
3. Filipinoes considered themselves as children of Nature. They believe in the greater power and thus act accordingly. They are strong believers of nature spirits that live in the forests, caves, streams and rocks. Nature was the companion in the Healers psychic operations. It is believed that the filipino healers can able to percieve the World and the Universe as a single entity unlike us who depends on the five senses.
Filipinoes also believed that they were the center of ancient lemurion civilization. They strongly believe that they still possess those mental and spiritual healing abilities within them. We cant explain it using blanket terms such as Witchcraft, magic etc., usually western world neglect anything which cant be simply explained using existing physical laws. The sensory and perception levels of a mere bystander, or an observer varies with some one who follows it up with belief. Our human mind always try to mask and make thimgs dull and usual so, it can avoid unnecessary conflicts in its sub-conscious.