People of the Maldive Islands

The Title "People of the Maldive Islands " is written by Clarence Maloney. This book was published in the year 2013. This book has total of pp. 448 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Orient Longman Limited. We have about 3866 other great books from this publisher. People of the Maldive Islands is currently Not Available with us.You can enquire about this book and we will let you know the availability.

In this study, Clarence Maloney reconstructs the cultural History of the people, with a basis in his long experience not only in the Maldives but also in South India and Sri Lanka. The Maldivian people’s myths, origins, language, religion, political and economic systems and customs make up this fascinating look at an old culture now being stirred by the inevitable forces of modernity.

Clarence Maloney, currently Visiting Professor of Anthropology, Institute of Bangladesh Studies, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh

1. The Land and Its Resources
2. Origin, Myths and Legends
3. The Earliest Maldivians
4. The Buddhist Period and the Divehi Language
5. In the Midst of the Indian Ocean
6. Computation, Skills and Arts
7. The Political System
8. Islam and Social Control
9. The Old Religion
10. The Texture of Society
11. Kinship and Family
12. Behaviour
13. New Stresses in an Old Nation Appendix : Early Foreign Notices of the Maldives