Ref ID:	25311
Ref Type:	Book Section in a Series
Authors:	Muhaeminah
Title:	Typology of early Islamic graves of Mamuju, West Sulawesi
Date:	2018
Source:	The Archaeology of Sulawesi
Place of Publication:	Acton, ACT, Australia
Publisher:	Australia National University Press
DOI:	10.22459/TA48.11.2018.20
Abstract:	A survey was performed in Mamuju in order to obtain information on cultural remains from the early Islamic presence in the area. The variety of forms, styles and the distribution of graves and gravestones relating to the early development of Islam was documented. The survey results showed: a) graves were sometimes lined by rectangular stone beams and b) gravestones came in a large variety of forms, such as cudgel crowns, kris dagger handles and blocks that were occasionally associated with calligraphic inscriptions. The use of calligraphy on grave features might be linked with the introduction of Islam as one of the two gravestones containing calligraphic inscriptions was erected for an individual remembered for the dissemination of Islam in the region. Pre-Islamic elements were maintained as well, depicted in the gravestone types such as kris dagger handles and menhirs. This merging of styles and forms reflects the process of integration of two cultural traditions—pre-Islamic and Islamic—in the larger Mamuju region and the development of the persisting ideological system.
Date Created:	11/27/2018
Editors:	O'Connor, Sue Bulbeck, David Meyer, Juliet
Volume:	48
Page Start:	345
Page End:	357
Series Editor:	O'Connor, Sue
Series Title:	Terra Australis