Power in Performance : : The Creation of Textual Authority in Weyewa Ritual Speech / / 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.

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Conduct and Communication
Frontmatter -- 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 -- Backmatter
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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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Folklore Performance Indonesia Sumba Island.
Wewewa (Indonesian people) Folklore.
Wewewa (Indonesian people) Rites and ceremonies.
Wewewa dialect Social aspects Indonesia Sumba Island.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General. bisacsh
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Conduct and Communication
Frontmatter --
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 --
Backmatter
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title_alt Frontmatter --
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 --
Backmatter
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physical 1 online resource (202 p.) : 18 illus.
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contents Frontmatter --
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 --
Backmatter
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