Power in Performance
The Creation of Textual Authority in Weyewa Ritual Speech
1st Edition
Published on 11. November 2016
224 pages
978-1-5128-0334-1 (ISBN)
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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Reprint 2016
Language
English
Place of publication
Pennsylvania
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
18 illus.
18 illus.
ISBN-13
978-1-5128-0334-1 (9781512803341)
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KuipersJoel C.:
Joel C. Kuipers is Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University.
Joel C. Kuipers is Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Tables and Illustrations
- Preface
- Orthographic Notes
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Power in Performance
- 2. The History of Land, Power, and Authority in the Weyewa Highlands
- 3. Spiritual Authority in the Context of Calamity: Agents, Action, and Exchange
- 4. 'Words of the Ancestors' as a Continuum of Style
- 5. Sorting out the 'Word': Divination as Dialogic Performance
- 6. Songs, Gongs, and Oratory in Zaizo Placation Performances: The Poetic Accomplishment of Consensus
- 7. Unity and Exchange in Rites of Fulfillment: The 'Word' as Monologue
- 8. Conclusions
- Epilogue: Innovation and Convention in a Changing Weyewa Society
- References
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
