Power in performance : the creation of textual authority in Weyewa ritual speech
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Power in performance : the creation of textual authority in Weyewa ritual speech
（University of Pennsylvania publications in conduct and communication）
University of Pennsylvania Press, c1990
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-193) and index
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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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