The Exile of the Liurai. : A Historiographical Case Study from Timor.

• A historiographical study that explores the the way that history was transmitted on Timor, Eastern Indonesia. The article analyzes a historical case from 1752 which can be studied from contemporary colonial documents as well as later oral tradition. Differences in outlook between the two source categories lead to conclusion on how they can complement each other to gain a fuller picture of historical processes.

Subject headings

HUMANIORA  -- Historia och arkeologi -- Historia (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- History and Archaeology -- History (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Historiography

Indonesia

Timor

Kingship

History

Historia

Historia

History

Publication and Content Type

vet (subject category)

kap (subject category)