Power in Performance: The Creation of Textual Authority in Weyewa Ritual Speech

Power in Performance: The Creation of Textual Authority in Weyewa Ritual Speech
ISBN-10
1512803340
ISBN-13
9781512803341
Category
Social Science
Pages
228
Language
English
Published
2016-11-11
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Author
Joel C. Kuipers

Description

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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