The Archaeology of Buddhism in the Maldives: Excavation of a Buddhist Monastery at Kaashidhoo - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Egil MikkelsenSeries:Brill's Indological LibraryTheme:Cultural Region/Middle Eastern, Religious Orientation/BuddhistPublish date:5/1/2025Pages:388
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004722439ISBN-10:9004722432UPC:9789004722439Book Category:History, Social Science, ReligionBook Subcategory:Middle East, Archaeology, BuddhismSize:9.45 x 6.14 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.658Product ID:SCX1711PQS
Part of a Buddhist monastery dating to A.D. 200-1500 was excavated between 1996 and 1998 on the island of Kaashidhoo in the Maldives, uncovering extensive ruins and human graves.
This book compares the findings with those from monasteries elsewhere in Asia, investigating the spread of cowrie shells, Chinese stoneware and South Asian earthenware. It documents all known Buddhist sites, sculptures and artefacts in the Maldives, presenting new evidence of Buddhist life, religious behaviour, funerary practice, faunal history and trading networks.
The book offers a fresh interpretation of the conversion from Buddhism to Islam in the Maldives.
This book compares the findings with those from monasteries elsewhere in Asia, investigating the spread of cowrie shells, Chinese stoneware and South Asian earthenware. It documents all known Buddhist sites, sculptures and artefacts in the Maldives, presenting new evidence of Buddhist life, religious behaviour, funerary practice, faunal history and trading networks.
The book offers a fresh interpretation of the conversion from Buddhism to Islam in the Maldives.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004722439ISBN-10:9004722432UPC:9789004722439Book Category:History, Social Science, ReligionBook Subcategory:Middle East, Archaeology, BuddhismSize:9.45 x 6.14 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.658Product ID:SCX1711PQS
Egil Mikkelsen, born in Oslo 1945, Ph.D. (1987), University of Oslo, is Professor emeritus in archaeology and former Museum director at that university. He has published monographs and articles on Scandinavian prehistory, the Viking Age and the Medieval period, relations with the Islamic world and the Buddhist Maldives.
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