On rank and leadership in proto oceanic society

Andrew Pawley

doi:10.4000/jso.11912

On rank and leadership in proto oceanic society

Andrew Pawley^*

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Abstract

The initial spread of Oceanic languages beyond the Bismarck Archipelago can be associated with the rapid dispersal of the archaeological culture known as Lapita across the southwest Pacific around 3000 bp. The question arises as to what forms of leadership and social organisation underpinned the Lapita expansion and whether historical linguistics in combination with comparative ethnography can provide clues. The present essay will consider a range of evidence favouring the conclusion that Proto Oceanic society had ranked descent groups headed by hereditary chiefs, termed *ta(u)-lapat, and that rank was based on primogeniture.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	223-238
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal de la Societe des Oceanistes
Volume	151
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4000/jso.11912
Publication status	Published - 19 Jan 2021

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