The Archaeology of Buddhism in the Maldives : Excavation of a Buddhist Monastery at Kaashidhoo /

The Archaeology of Buddhism in the Maldives : Excavation of a Buddhist Monastery at Kaashidhoo /

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,...

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Main Author: Mikkelsen, Egil (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2025.
Brill's Indological Library ; 63.

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Religious studies.

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Call Number: N5305

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction to the Maldives
  • 2 Early Written Sources on the Maldives
  • 1 The First Settlers
  • 2 Some Early Written Accounts on the Maldives
  • 3 The Pre-Islamic Maldive Society and the Outside World, Based on Written Sources
  • 4 The Spread of Buddhism
  • 3 Maldive Archaeology
  • 1 Excavations Carried Out by Maldivians
  • 2 The Thor Heyerdahl Expeditions, 1983-1984
  • 3 Mirani Litster, 2016
  • 4 Shiura Jaufar, 2016-2017
  • 5 Excavations at Kinolhas, North Maalhosmadulu (Raa) Atoll, 2017
  • 6 Maldives Heritage Surveys
  • 4 Archaeological Excavations at Kaashidhoo, 1996-1998
  • 1 Introduction to Kaashidhoo
  • 2 Excavation and Documentation Methods
  • 3 The Excavations of the Ruin Area
  • 4 The Cemetery: Graves and Buddhist Funerary Practice
  • 5 Building Stages
  • 6 Buddhist Monasteries: A Comparative Study between the Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka
  • 7 Architecture: Interpretations of the Structures at the Monastery at Kaashidhoo
  • 8 Artefacts: Coin, Metal Objects, Stone Artefacts, Ceramics, and Beads
  • 9 Chronology
  • 10 Faunal Remains: Bone Fragments and Molluscs
  • 11 Some Glimpses into Daily Life: The Laity and the Monks
  • 12 Trade
  • 5 Cowrie Shells in Maldive Buddhism
  • 6 The Spread of Cowrie Shells
  • 1 The Spread of Cowrie Shells in Asia
  • 2 The Spread of Cowrie Shells into Europe
  • 7 The Conversion to Islam
  • 8 Conclusions
  • 1 The Cowrie Shells
  • 2 Early Settlers-Different Religions
  • 3 A Buddhist Society in the Maldives-the Kaashidhoo Monastery as a Case Study
  • 4 The Conversion from Buddhism to Islam
  • 5 Chronology
  • AppendixA: Imported Stoneware Finds from China and South-East Asia by Ran Zhang, Durham University, United Kingdom
  • AppendixB: Catalogue of Decorated Earthenware from Kuruhinna Tharaagandu
  • AppendixC: An Archaeological Find of Aldabra Giant Tortoise ( Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger 1812)) and Associated Finds of Sea Turtle, Domestic Fowl, and Fish from Kaashidhoo, the Maldives by Leif Jonsson, Gothenburg University, Sweden
  • AppendixD: Buddhist (Pre-Islamic) Sites in the Maldives
  • AppendixE: Archaeological Finds of Buddhist Origin in the Maldives
  • References
  • Index.