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South Pacific oral traditions. edited by Ruth Finnegan and Margaret Orbell

Finnegan, Ruth H Orbell, Margaret Rose c1995

Available at 33MQB MQB Magasin (A 36656 )

Title:
South Pacific oral traditions. edited by Ruth Finnegan and Margaret Orbell
Author: Finnegan, Ruth H;
Orbell, Margaret Rose
Subjects: Tradition orale -- Mélanésie;
Tradition orale -- Polynésie;
Folklore -- Océanie;
Folklore -- Performance -- Melanesia;
Folklore -- Performance -- Polynesia
Description: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction; or, Why the Comparativist should take account of the South Pacific "My summit where I sit": form and content in Maori women's love songs Wry comment from the outback: songs of protest from the Niua Islands, Tonga Sex and slander in Tikopia song: public antagonism and private intrigue Wept thoughts: the voicing of Kaluli memories Profile of a composer: Ihaia Puka, a Pulotu of the Tokelau Islands Fiction, fact, and imagination: a Tokelau narrative "That isn't really a pig": spirit traditions in the Southern Cook Islands "Head" and "Tail": the shaping of oral traditions among the Binandere in Papua New Guinea Every picture tells a story: Visual alternatives to oral tradition in Ponam society Winged Tangi'ia: a Mangaian dramatic performance
Related Titles: Series: Voices in performance and text
Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1995
Creation Date: c1995
Format: 259 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm
Language: English

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