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3.0 out of 5 stars
intriguing investigation, weaker analysis,
By Carno Polo "adventure traveler" (Rome, Italy) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Maldive Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
This is typical Heyerdal of Kontiki memory. Entrepreneurial, enthusiastic, hyperactive, resourceful, but not necessarily on the mark when it comes to conclusions.He spent considerable time in the Maldives, which is commendable. In a state that does not allow any symbols of religions other than Islam to be displayed (I have seen little Buddhas being confiscated at the airport) he was able to persuade the president to allow for diggings in Buddhist sites and most of that stuff is now on display at the Male museum. This alone justifies buying the book. However his conclusions about the role of Hinduism and Buddhism in pre-Islam Maldives are less than watertight, just as his conclusions after the Kontiki expeditions were. He pretty much acknowledges as much at the very end of the book. Finally, he also spends too many pages writing about himself. |
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The Maldive Mystery by Thor Heyerdahl (Hardcover - Sept. 1986)
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