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Folklore as expressed in the dance in Tonga
Folk-Lore • 80 • Published In 1967 • Pages: 160-168
By: Kaeppler, Adrienne Lois.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Kaeppler's article deals with the form and meaning of the LAKALAKA, a Tongan artistic performance that combines dance and poetry. The author states that Tongan poetry is replete with allusions, symbolism, and metaphors. To demonstrate her point she presents a text and an analysis of its multiple meanings, based on information supplied by Tongan poets and performers. She concludes that the purpose behind the LAKALAKA is 'to pay allegiance to the established social order of Tongan society' (p. 167).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Dance
- Literature
- Literary texts
- Chief executive
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tongans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2006
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Polynesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Eleanor C. Swanson; 1978
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1964-1967
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tonga
- NotesAdditional notes
- Adrienne Lois Kaeppler
- Bibliographical footnotes have been indexed for INFORMATION SOURCES LISTED IN OTHER WORKS (113) on page 168
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17028740
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tongans