During this course we will read a number of Sanskrit inscriptions in Indonesia (of Mulavarman in East Kalimantan, Purnavarman in West Java, Canggal, Kalasan, and Hariti in Central Java, and Ligor in the Malay Peninsula). You will learn to decipher two types of script used in Indonesia, both of them of Indian origin, and you will read articles dealing with these inscriptions and their (art)historical context. There will be reading assignments every week. They will make you familiar with discussions in this field of studies.
Timetable
Admission requirements
BA in Archaeology, Indian Studies, Indonesian Studies, or another relevant discipline.
SAP and exchange students: admission after approval by the Graduate School of Archaeology.
Method of instruction
Formal lectures and group discussions.
Required reading
See Blackboard.
Examination
Under the hourly programme for each week, homework is assigned for the next meeting. The reading reports assigned each week will be due at that next meeting. You will receive it back a week later, with comments. A complete collection of revised reading reports will be due at the end of the semester. See Blackboard: Secondary Literature for the assigned readings. The articles listed as “other readings” are not mandatory, but we certainly recommend that you do keep them in mind as possible sources for the final assignment (to be prepared groupwise or individually). This may involve a paper based on secondary sources or the transliteration and translation of an inscription not dealt with during the class.
Information
With the tutor: dr. M.J. Klokke