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9780824816551
¿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 StudiesVilsoni Hereniko is the author of 'Woven Gods: Female Clowns and Power in Rotuma (Pacific Islands Monograph', published 1995 under ISBN 9780824816551 and ISBN 0824816552.
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