UNESCO's Multimedia Archives catalog record for "the People Chewa: Gule Wamkulu / Chew Nyan," a nine-minute film published in 2004 by the National Commission for UNESCO of Malawi, describing the Nyau brotherhood's role in Chewa matrilineal society and Gule Wamkulu's place in male initiation.
Facts
Citation
PublisherUNESCO Multimedia Archives
URLhttps://www.unesco.org/archives/multimedia/document-634
Source TypeInternational body
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Tier one: an official UNESCO Multimedia Archives catalog record for a documentary published with Malawi's own national UNESCO commission. Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
This source names Malawi directly: "the National Commission for UNESCO of Malawi, describing the Nyau brotherhood's role in Chewa matrilineal society and Gule Wamkulu's place in male initiation."
Claims Backed By This Source (17 claims)
This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Screen Works, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
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