What is it about?
In Austronesian societies, orders of precedence are commonly determined by ancestors' arrival sequences. Such orders of precedence, however, may be challenged by suspecting the existence of a concealed history.
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Why is it important?
The article tells of the potentiality of imagining a secret history, especially in the Austronesian world. The imagination of a secret history allows one to envision how the prevailing social order is grounded on a historical falsehood and vulnerable to the revelation of the true history.
Perspectives
Aside from leading me to a new way of looking at the dynamics of precedence in the region, writing this article gave me a better understanding of the power of suspicion. Regardless of its negative overtone, suspicion cultivates hope.
Geger Riyanto
Ruprecht Karls Universitat Heidelberg
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This page is a summary of: Suspicion and Overlapping Orders of Precedence: Imagining Secret History in Founder‐Focused Societies of Eastern Indonesia, Oceania, June 2022, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/ocea.5339.
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