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Woven Gods: Female Clowns and Power in Rotuma

Vilsoni Hereniko

4/5 ( ratings)

"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, complex and often hilarious elements, both of daily life and celebratory rituals, as they are expressed in contemporary culture." --Journal of Intercultural Studies

Pages: 216

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Release: March 01, 1995

ISBN: 0824816552

ISBN 13: 9780824816551

Woven Gods: Female Clowns and Power in Rotuma

Vilsoni Hereniko

4/5 ( ratings)

"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, complex and often hilarious elements, both of daily life and celebratory rituals, as they are expressed in contemporary culture." --Journal of Intercultural Studies

Pages: 216

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Release: March 01, 1995

ISBN: 0824816552

ISBN 13: 9780824816551

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