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ISBN 10: 0812282450
ISBN 13: 9780812282450
Author: Joel C. Kuipers
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.
Power in Performance
The History of Land Power and Authority in the Weyewa Highlands
Agents, Action, and Exchange
Words of the Ancestors as a Continuum of Style
Divination as Dialogic Performance
The Poetic Accomplishment of Consensus
The Word as Monologue
Conclusions: Innovation and Convention in a Changing Weyewa Society
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