Power in Performance : The Creation of Textual Authority in Weyewa Ritual Speech PDF
by Joel C. Kuipers
Part of the Anniversary Collection series
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Among the Weyewa of the eastern Indonesian island of Sumba, spokesmen seek to inscribe their traditions and sacred obligations through ritual speaking performances.
In a series of lively poetic dialogues, performers use a distinctive couplet style to pursue the trail of their ancestors.
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- Pages:224 pages, 18 illus.
- Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
- Publication Date:11/11/2016
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- ISBN:9781512803341
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:224 pages, 18 illus.
- Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
- Publication Date:11/11/2016
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- ISBN:9781512803341
