Woven Gods : : Female Clowns and Power in Rotuma /

Woven Gods : : Female Clowns and Power in Rotuma / / Vilsoni Hereniko.

“An imaginative and thought-provoking study of clowning in Rotuma, especially of ritual clowning in contexts of marriage ceremonies and the weaving of fine mats. Completely fascinating.” —Canberra Anthropology “A challenge to readers both in its form and content. This book conveys the lively, comple...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Hereniko, Vilsoni,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2023]
©1995
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:Pacific Islands Monographs Series ; 12
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Editor's Note
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Prologue: Homeward Bound
  • 2 Homemade Entertainment
  • 3 The "Feel" of Clowning Around
  • 4 Mythologizing Humor and Clowning
  • 5 Woman on Top: Why Not?
  • 6 Fine Mats and Spirits
  • 7 Woven Gods
  • 8 Epilogue: Being Rotuman
  • Appendix: Comparisons of Theory and Practice
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author
  • OTHER VOLUMES IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS MONOGRAPH SERIES
  • THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

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