Power in Performance : the Creation of Textual Authority in Weyewa Ritual Speech /
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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Philadelphia, Pa. :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Conduct and Communication
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