A Contemporary Guru - Rajnish (1974)
- Taking Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh as a model, this documentary explores the guru's function in Hinduism. Interviews with devotees, lectures by Bhagwan, as well as demonstrations of intense spiritual expressions like dancing and whirling in contrast to silent meditation are all included in this video.
- The ending comment of the director and narrator David M. Knipe about Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh is: „Though this be madness there is nothing in it.“
- According to Wikipedia and other sources like german Wikibrief this video is thought to be the first documentary film about Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. It is made by David M. Knipe as Program 13 of “Exploring the Religions of South Asia” for the University Of Wisconsin, Medison, Wisconsin, USA.
- ”David M. Knipe is a historian of religions focusing on Hinduism and Vedic studies. He conducted field research in India from 1971 to the present. In 1974 he released Exploring the Religions of South Asia, his educational television series of 15 programs on Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, and Christianity in India. Since 1980 he has concentrated on field studies in the Godavari Delta of Andhra Pradesh. … David M. Knipe is now Professor Emeritus, Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.” (Source: [[1]]).
- ”The video was broadcasted by WHA-TV. WHA-TV signed on the air on May 3, 1954 as the first educational station in Wisconsin and the seventh in the United states.”(Source: Wikipedia WHA-TV).
- language
- English
- released
- 1974
- length
- 28:56 min
credits
- Idea: Professor David M. Knipe, Department of South Asian Studies, UW-Madison
- Producer and Director: John James
- Broadcasted: University Of Wisconsin-Extension Telecommunications Center via WHA-TV, Medison, Wisconsin
- © All photos, stills etc.: University Of Wisconsin, Medison, Wisconsin, USA
see also
- OshoFilmArchive catalog no: OFA00,352
trailer
- None
film
sources
YouTube
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