Power in Performance

by 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812282450
• ISBN13: 9780812282450
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary