 | Power in Performance: The Creation of Textual Authority in Weyewa Ritual Speech Subjects: Wewewa (Indonesian people) -- Rites and ceremonies; Wewewa (Indonesian people) -- Folklore; Folklore -- Indonesia -- Sumba Island -- Performance; Wewewa dialect -- Social aspects -- Indonesia -- Sumba Island; Wewewa dialect -- Texts; 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. Kuipers Joel C. : Joel C. Kuipers is Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University. |
