Bagan and the World: Early Myanmar and Its Global Connections

The archaeological site of Bagan and the kingdom which bore its name contains one of the greatest concentrations of ancient architecture and art in Asia. Much of what is visible today consists of ruins of Buddhist monasteries. While these monuments are a major tourist attraction, recent advances in archaeology and textual history have added considerable new understanding of this kingdom, which flourished between the 11th and 14th centuries. Bagan was not an isolated monastic site; its inhabitants participated actively in networks of Buddhist religious activity and commerce, abetted by the site's location near the junction where South Asia, China and Southeast Asia meet.This volume presents the results of recent research by scholars from around the world, including indigenous Myanmar people, whose work deserves to be known among the international community. The perspective on Myanmar's role as an integral part of the intellectual, artistic and economic framework found in this volume yields a glimpse of new themes which future studies of Asian history will no doubt explore.

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pp i-iv
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1 - Keynote: The Myth of “Splendid Isolation”
pp 1-14
- By Michael Aung-Thwin, Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, United States
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2 - Analysis of Construction Technologies in Pyu Cities and Bagan
pp 15-44
- By Kyaw Lat, architect and town planner
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3 - Khraung-kaik Pitaka-taik: 16th-Century Repositories for Buddhist Scriptures in Mrauk-U
pp 45-56
- By Mya Oo, Director of the National Library of Myanmar, Department of Archaeology, National Museum and Library, Ministry of Culture, Republic of the Union of Myanmar
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4 - Religious Symbols as Decorations on the Sikhara of Ancient Monuments in the Late Bagan Period
pp 57-65
- By Pyiet Phyo Kyaw, lecturer in the Department of Archaeology, University of Yangon, Myanmar
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5 - The Viṣṇu on Garuḍa from the Nat Hlaung Kyaung Temple, Bagan
pp 66-87
- By Olga Deshpande, art historian in the Oriental Department, State Hermitage Museum, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Pamela Gutman, Honorary Associate with the Department of Art History, University of Sydney, Australia
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6 - A Thousand Years before Bagan: Radiocarbon Dates and Myanmar's Ancient Pyu Cities
pp 88-121
- By Bob Hudson, with the Asian Studies Program, University of Sydney, Australia
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7 - Ta Mok Shwe-Gu-Gyi Temple Kyaukse and Bagan
pp 122-152
- By Elizabeth Howard Moore, Professor in the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and Visiting Researcher at the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore, Win Maung (tampawaddy), traditional architect and an independent scholar
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8 - Silver Links! Bagan–Bengal and Shadowy Metal Corridors: 9th to 13th Centuries
pp 153-178
- By Rila Mukherjee, Director of Institut de Chandemagore, West Bengal and Professor of History at the University of Hyderabad, India
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9 - Positioning Bagan in the Buddhist Ecumene: Myanmar's Trans-Polity Connections
pp 179-197
- By Goh Geok Yian, Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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10 - Orthogeneity, Settlement Patterns and Earthenware Pottery Distribution in Bagan
pp 198-219
- By John N. Miksic, Professor in the Department of Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
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Index
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Miscellaneous Endmatter
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Early Myanmar and Its Global Connections

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-viii

Contributors
pp ix-x

1 - Keynote: The Myth of “Splendid Isolation”
pp 1-14

2 - Analysis of Construction Technologies in Pyu Cities and Bagan
pp 15-44

3 - Khraung-kaik Pitaka-taik: 16th-Century Repositories for Buddhist Scriptures in Mrauk-U
pp 45-56

4 - Religious Symbols as Decorations on the Sikhara of Ancient Monuments in the Late Bagan Period
pp 57-65

5 - The Viṣṇu on Garuḍa from the Nat Hlaung Kyaung Temple, Bagan
pp 66-87

6 - A Thousand Years before Bagan: Radiocarbon Dates and Myanmar's Ancient Pyu Cities
pp 88-121

7 - Ta Mok Shwe-Gu-Gyi Temple Kyaukse and Bagan
pp 122-152

8 - Silver Links! Bagan–Bengal and Shadowy Metal Corridors: 9th to 13th Centuries
pp 153-178

9 - Positioning Bagan in the Buddhist Ecumene: Myanmar's Trans-Polity Connections
pp 179-197

10 - Orthogeneity, Settlement Patterns and Earthenware Pottery Distribution in Bagan
pp 198-219

Index
pp 220-227

Miscellaneous Endmatter
pp 228-229

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