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Power in Performance: The Creation of Textual Authority in Weyewa Ritual Speech (Anniversary Collection) - Hardcover

Kuipers, Joel C.

 
9780812282450: Power in Performance: The Creation of Textual Authority in Weyewa Ritual Speech (Anniversary Collection)

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Joel C. Kuipers is Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University.

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