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This research aims to explore the interaction of various regimes of historicity among the Nyaura and how these affect their engagement with Christianity and modernity.

June 19, 2026History and Anthropology

Diverging and merging regimes of historicity along the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea

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This research aims to explore the interaction of various regimes of historicity among the Nyaura and how these affect their engagement with Christianity and modernity.
Case study analysis of three examples from the Nyaura community in the middle Sepik.
Application of Hartog’s regimes of historicity framework.
Examination of people's actions during temporal crises to assess historicity.
Identification of co-existing multiple regimes of historicity within the same society.
Demonstration that different regimes relate to cosmo-ontological premises affecting the Nyaura's engagement with Christianity.
Insight into how historical actors evaluate the past concerning future aspirations, emphasizing power dynamics.

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Qualitative analysis of historicity among the Nyaura, indicating interplay with Christianity and modernity.

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Christiane Falck (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34dc0f65a5b0777af2c793 https://doi.org/10.1080/02757206.2026.2687556

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Diverging and merging regimes of historicity along the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea

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