{"product_id":"power-and-performance-johannes-fabian-9780299125141","title":"Power and Performance: Ethnographic Explorations Through Proverbial Wisdom and Theater in Shaba, Zaire","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1985 Johannes Fabian, while engaged in fieldwork in the Shaba province of Zaire, first encountered this saying. Its implications-for the charismatic religious movements Fabian was examining, for the highly charged political atmosphere of Zaire, and for the cultures of the Luba peoples-continued to intrigue him, though its meaning remained elusive. On a later visit, he mentioned the saying to a company of popular actors, and triggered an ethnographic brainstorm. \"Spontaneously, they decided it would be just the right topic for their next play. On the spot they began planning-suggestions for a plot were made, problems of translating the French term 'pouvoir' were debated, several actors cited sayings and customs from their home villages. . . .\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Power and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e examines traditional proverbs about power as it illustrates how the performance of \u003ci\u003eLe pouvoir se mange entier\u003c\/i\u003e was created, rehearsed, and performed. The play deals with the issue of power through a series of conflicts between villagers and their chief. Both rehearsal and performance versions of the text of this drama are included, in Swahili and in English translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johannes Fabian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299125149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299125141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Johannes Fabian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46640557523199,"sku":"9780299125141","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c320b41-4bb3-4d30-8bdd-f80f2cacf530.jpg?v=1740669943","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-and-performance-johannes-fabian-9780299125141","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}