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Seizoen 5
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Aug 06, 2008
Profiling individuals whose jobs entail handling human remains in Manila; Los Angeles; and Bangkok.
Profiling individuals whose jobs entail handling human remains in Manila; Los Angeles; and Bangkok.
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Aug 06, 2008
"Extreme Kids" explores child kickboxing matches in Thailand and a self-mutilation ritual for Shi'a Muslims in India.
"Extreme Kids" explores child kickboxing matches in Thailand and a self-mutilation ritual for Shi'a Muslims in India.
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Aug 13, 2008
A look at religions that measure devotion by physical suffering.
A look at religions that measure devotion by physical suffering.
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Aug 20, 2008
A thriving black market for human organs is examined in the Philippines. Also: a look at an intimate bond between humans and pigs in Papua New Guinea; an Australian health therapist who uses urine as a topical medicine is profiled.
A thriving black market for human organs is examined in the Philippines. Also: a look at an intimate bond between humans and pigs in Papua New Guinea; an Australian health therapist who uses urine as a topical medicine is profiled.
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Aug 27, 2008
Exploring cultures where people entrust their health to faith rather than modern medicine in Venezuela, Arizona and the Philippines.
Exploring cultures where people entrust their health to faith rather than modern medicine in Venezuela, Arizona and the Philippines.
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Sep 03, 2008
Dangerous initiation rituals are spotlighted. Included: a fire dance in Papua New Guinea; riding untamed bulls in India.
Dangerous initiation rituals are spotlighted. Included: a fire dance in Papua New Guinea; riding untamed bulls in India.
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Sep 10, 2008
Spotlighting extreme cuisine, from duck embryos to spiders.
Spotlighting extreme cuisine, from duck embryos to spiders.
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Sep 17, 2008
Profiling outcast individuals in different societies. Included: rat catchers in India; leprosy sufferers in Nepal; scavengers in Australia.
Profiling outcast individuals in different societies. Included: rat catchers in India; leprosy sufferers in Nepal; scavengers in Australia.
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Okt 15, 2008
Some cultures incorporate mind-altering drugs into social and religious life.
Some cultures incorporate mind-altering drugs into social and religious life.
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Okt 22, 2008
Exploring societies that recognize more than two genders in India, Indonesia and Albania.
Exploring societies that recognize more than two genders in India, Indonesia and Albania.
Uitzenddatum
Okt 29, 2008
When laws are broken, human society demands justice. But who decides which punishment best fits the crime? Taboo travels the globe to discover what lengths some societies go to to punish a crime.
When laws are broken, human society demands justice. But who decides which punishment best fits the crime? Taboo travels the globe to discover what lengths some societies go to to punish a crime.
Uitzenddatum
Nov 10, 2008
Profiling people who've gone to extreme lengths to change their looks. Included: a man with surgically attached horns; a woman said to have the world's smallest waist.
Profiling people who've gone to extreme lengths to change their looks. Included: a man with surgically attached horns; a woman said to have the world's smallest waist.
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Nov 24, 2008
Rituals that mark the passage from one phase of life to another are examined. Included: boys leap headfirst from a 70-foot-tall tower on an island in the South Pacific; a young girl
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Rituals that mark the passage from one phase of life to another are examined. Included: boys leap headfirst from a 70-foot-tall tower on an island in the South Pacific; a young girl tattoos her face before marriage in Papua New Guinea; a man in West Africa participates in a bloodletting ceremony that will ready him for priesthood.
Uitzenddatum
Dec 01, 2008
Western culture hides the spilling of animal blood behind closed doors, but other places its a public event. In Nepal, animals are sacrificed daily to appease a bloodthirsty goddess.
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Western culture hides the spilling of animal blood behind closed doors, but other places its a public event. In Nepal, animals are sacrificed daily to appease a bloodthirsty goddess. Nearly 1,000 whales are slaughtered every year near Denmark in a 1,200-year-tradition called the Grind. Banned in most European countries and the U.S., cockfighting still takes place in Bali to appease evil spirits. Taboo: Spilling Blood takes viewers on a trip to experience animal bloodletting traditions.
Uitzenddatum
Dec 08, 2008
A look at how love and sex are expressed in different societies. Included: swingers in Australia; a Chinese ethnic group that encourages sexual boldness.
A look at how love and sex are expressed in different societies. Included: swingers in Australia; a Chinese ethnic group that encourages sexual boldness.
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