Epistemological Misunderstandings and Polycentric Resistance: Dutch Colonial Interaction with the Minangkabau Society in the Early Padri Conflict (West Sumatra, 1819–1825)

In the early 19th century, Dutch colonial misinterpretations of Minangkabau society were not passive deficiencies but active instruments of resistance. Local communities strategically transformed colonial ignorance into autonomous spaces. This thesis reframes colonial narratives by highlighting pol...

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Main Authors: Yudhi Andoni, Novi Yulia
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Language:Indonesian
Published: Universitas Andalas 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://jcp.fib.unand.ac.id/index.php/jcepe/article/view/47
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description In the early 19th century, Dutch colonial misinterpretations of Minangkabau society were not passive deficiencies but active instruments of resistance. Local communities strategically transformed colonial ignorance into autonomous spaces. This thesis reframes colonial narratives by highlighting polycentric agency—from coffee-hiding farmers to salt-innovating clerics—which systematically exploited Dutch epistemological blind spots. Thus, colonial failure was structural-epistemological, not merely technical-military; territorial occupation did not equate to political control. Consequently, the colonized Minangkabau society’s resilience oftenthe resilience of the colonized Minangkabau society often resided in its capacity to convert the colonizer’s weakness (ignorance) into a source of counter-hegemonic strength
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Epistemological Misunderstandings and Polycentric Resistance: Dutch Colonial Interaction with the Minangkabau Society in the Early Padri Conflict (West Sumatra, 1819–1825)
Jurnal Ceteris Paribus
misinterpretations
Minangkabau society,
Dutch colonial
Padri
title Epistemological Misunderstandings and Polycentric Resistance: Dutch Colonial Interaction with the Minangkabau Society in the Early Padri Conflict (West Sumatra, 1819–1825)
title_full Epistemological Misunderstandings and Polycentric Resistance: Dutch Colonial Interaction with the Minangkabau Society in the Early Padri Conflict (West Sumatra, 1819–1825)
title_fullStr Epistemological Misunderstandings and Polycentric Resistance: Dutch Colonial Interaction with the Minangkabau Society in the Early Padri Conflict (West Sumatra, 1819–1825)
title_full_unstemmed Epistemological Misunderstandings and Polycentric Resistance: Dutch Colonial Interaction with the Minangkabau Society in the Early Padri Conflict (West Sumatra, 1819–1825)
title_short Epistemological Misunderstandings and Polycentric Resistance: Dutch Colonial Interaction with the Minangkabau Society in the Early Padri Conflict (West Sumatra, 1819–1825)
title_sort epistemological misunderstandings and polycentric resistance dutch colonial interaction with the minangkabau society in the early padri conflict west sumatra 1819 1825
topic misinterpretations
Minangkabau society,
Dutch colonial
Padri
url https://jcp.fib.unand.ac.id/index.php/jcepe/article/view/47
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