Precedence : social differentiation in the Austronesian world /

"This collection of papers is the sixth volume in the Comparative Austronesian series. The papers that comprise this volume examine the concept of precedence as a form of local discourse and as a mechanism for ordering status, at different levels, within specific Austronesian-speaking societies...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Vischer, Michael P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2009.
Series:Comparative Austronesian series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Precedence in perspective / James J. Fox
  • Origin and Precedence: The construction and distribution of status in the highlands of Bali / Thomas A. Reuter
  • Distinguishing Hierarchy and Precedence: Comparing status distinctions in South Asia and the Austronesian world, with special reference to South Sulawesi / Greg Acciaioli
  • The Discourse and Practice of Precedence / James J. Fox
  • Trunk and Tip in West Timor: Precedence in a botanical idiom / Andrew McWilliam
  • Precedence in the Formation of the Domain of Wai Brama and the Rajadom of Sikka / E.D. Lewis
  • Precedence, Contestation, and the Deployment of Sacred Authority in a Florenese Village / David Butterworth
  • A Tale of Two Villages: Hierarchy and precedence in Keo dual organization (Flores, Indonesia) / Gregory Forth
  • Hierarchy, Precedence and Values: Scopes for social action in Ngadhaland, Central Flores / Olaf H. Smedal
  • Hierarchy and Precedence in Keiese Origin Myths / Timo Kaartinen
  • Contestations: Dynamics of precedence in an eastern Indonesian domain / Michael P. Vischer.