Hospital Monasteries in Ancient Sri Lanka - Historical and Archaeological Study

The archaeological and literary evidence indicates the existence of a lot of hospital monasteries remained in Mihinthale, Anuradhapura, Madirigiriya and Polonnaruwa area in ancient Sri Lanka. The designs of these hospital complexes reflect the socio-cultural, economic, professional and aesthetic priorities prevalent at a given time while it predicates about illness, care and medicinal, patient-hood and medical treatment techniques. The purpose of this study is to review briefly the archaeological layout in the monasteries hospital complexes that existed in Sri Lanka during the ancient period.

About the author

Upeksha Gamage est maître de conférences en archéologie au département d'histoire et d'archéologie de l'université de Ruhuna, au Sri Lanka. Ses principaux axes de recherche sont l'archéologie informatique, la numismatique et l'architecture ancienne. N.T.S. Thilakarathna est professeur d'archéologie au département d'histoire et d'archéologie de l'université de Ruhuna, au Sri Lanka.

Product details

• Authors: Upeksh Gamage, Upeksha Gamage, N T S Thilakarathna, N. T. S. Thilakarathna, N.T.S. Thilakarathna
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2018
• EAN: 9786139921942
• ISBN: 9786139921942
• No. of pages: 56
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History