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Muestra los rituales del culto Hauka, muy extendido por toda África Occidental entre los años veinte y cincuenta. En 1954, Jean Rouch graba el ritual anual de un pequeño grupo de practicantes en Accra. En esta ceremonia, celebrada en una granja a pocas horas de la ciudad, los Hauka entran en trance y son poseídos por diferentes espíritus asociados con los poderes coloniales occidentales. (Filmin)
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"In medieval Europe, it was customary for households to choose their ‘King of Fools.’ The elected person was expected to preside over merriment for a short period of time, overturning or parodying social or economic hierarchy... When the short reign of the King of Fools ended, the usual order of things was restored: the King of Fools returned to his subordinate occupation, while the status of those superior to him was reinstated..." (J. Spence: "Mao Zedong"). This beautifully shows all the "civilization" that the white man brought with him as that famous "burden" - a civilization that evokes in people the need for the Middle Ages. A feeling of helplessness, which leads to only one path - illusory escape. And when Rouch says that the rituals of the cult in question are just a reflection of our civilization, everyone can deduce that it also means that the need for illusory escape from reality did not end with the Middle Ages...
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