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Joel C. Kuipers
Power in Performance [PDF ebook]
The Creation of Textual Authority in Weyewa Ritual Speech

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

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 224 ● ISBN 9781512803341 ● File size 6.4 MB ● Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc. ● City Philadelphia ● Country US ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7819976 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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