Magical Death

Magical Death is a documentary film by anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon, that explores the role of the shaman within the Yanomamo culture, the film also examines the close relationship shamanism shares with politics within their society.

Magical Death
Directed by	Napoleon Chagnon and Tim Asch
Distributed by	Documentary Educational Resources
Release date	1973 (1973)
Running time	29 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Chagnon and frequent collaborator Tim Asch allegedly disagreed over the content of the film, when Asch objected to its graphic depictions of the Yanomami, engaging in symbolic death and cannibalism.^[1]

The film was awarded the American Film Festival Blue Ribbon.

See also

• The Ax Fight
• Yanomamö: The Fierce People