Hedwige Multzer o'Naghten

Hedwige Multzer o’Naghten is an independent researcher specializing in Khmer and Buddhist art history who has studied Buddhist iconography in the Angkorian temples initially under the direction of archaeologist Bruno Dagens. 

After completing her doctorate at the University of Paris 3‑Sorbonne nouvelle in 2011, she joined the research unit UMR 7528 (Monde iranien et indien) and worked as an associate researcher with CREOPS (Paris 4‑Sorbonne). In partnership with the Center for Khmer Studies (Siem Reap), she has developed her specific research on the Buddhism of Jayavarman VII from the angle of iconography through a comparative study between temples and sculpture (in partnership with the Centre for Khmer Studies).

Selected Publications

• Les temples du Cambodge. Architecture et espace sacré, [avant-propos de Bruno Dagens], Paris, Geuthner, 2000, 166 p.
• “Une création iconographique khmère inédite: Vajrapāṇi sur Garuḍa ?”, Arts asiatiques 69(1), Jan. 2014:17 – 34.
• “The Organisation of Space in Pre-Modern Thailand under Jayavarman VII”, in Before Siam: Essays in Art and Archaeology, Nicolas Revire & Stephen Murphy eds, Bangkok, River Books & The Siam Society: 397 – 416.
• “Les vies du Buddha dans les temples de Jayavarman VII”, Bulletin d’Etudes Indiennes: De l’Inde au Cambodge, Hommage à Bruno Dagens, textes réunis par Marie-Luce Barazer-Billoret, 2015.
• “Prajñāpāramitā dans le bouddhisme du Cambodge ancien, Arts Asiatiques 71(1):31 – 54, Jan. 2016.
• Angkor, le quotidien du roi, Paris, Les Belles Lettres, 2023, 480 p. ISBN:9782251453897, eISBN:9782251918600.