Books Links Darryl Collins Collections
Documents and images collected by a distinguished specialist in Khmer arts, architecture and culture.Books Studies on the Art of Ancient Cambodia
Ten articles by Jean Boissellier translated from the French offer a comprehensive and stimulating vision on Khmer statuary, its regional influences and its possible sources of inspiration.Books Cambodian Buddhism, History & Practice
The era of the last Kings of Angkor is when Theravada Buddhism in its specific Cambodian form starts to develop.Books Etudes sur le Ramakerti
Respected Cambodian scholar Saveros Pou offers a collection of studies on the Khmer version of the RamayanaPublications Indigenization of Ramayana in Cambodia
Through some telling instances of 'indigenization', how Valmiki's Ramayana morphed into Ramakerti, an epic tale and a source of inspiration for Cambodians.Books A History of Cambodia
One of the major must-read studies on Cambodia history.Publications Charlie Chaplin in Angkor
The mega star of silent movies visited Angkor in April 1936, later inspiring many Cambodian comics to adapt the 'Charlot' character as 'Sak-Lo'.Films Sophiline Arts Ensemble Teaching Session
Both at the Khmer Arts School in Long Beach, California, USA, and with her ballet ensemble in Takmao, Phnom Penh, Cambodian, Sophiline Cheam Shapiro is one of the major actors in the rebirth of the…Books Cambodian Wooden Houses, 1,500 Years of Khmer Heritage
A central element of Cambodian culture, traditions and art, the wooden house is a link connecting Ancient Angkor and modern Cambodia.Images Michael Vickery Photographing Cambodia in the 1960s-1980s
Cambodia before the civll war as seen by anthropologist and historian Michael Vickery.Publications The Life of the Ramayana in Ancient Cambodia: A Study of the Political, Religious and Ethical Roles of an Epic Tale in Real Time
A remarkable study in the Cambodian version of Ramayana through epigraphic and iconographic sources.Links The Bophana Center Collections
Collections from institutions, individuals and NGOs. A fascinating fund constantly enriched, from Adhémard Leclère's or Mimi Palger's photographs to rare feature movies dating back from Cambodia's…Links Udaya, Journal of Khmer Studies
A great online resource for past and ongoing Khmer studiesBooks Journal of an Embassy to the Courts of Siam and Cochin-China
A lively description of mainland Southeast Asia in the 1820s.Publications Kauṇḍinya, Preah Thaong, and the "Nāgī Somā": Some Aspects of a Cambodian Legend
A summary of the many versions of the Kaundinya-Neang Neak story, the founding legend of Cambodia.Publications The Art of Sastra (Palm Leaf Manuscripts)
Sastra sleuk rith, the ancestral Khmer art of palm leaf manuscript, is alive again thanks to Siem Reap craftswoman Phoeun Pavy,Publications Inventory of French Doctoral Dissertations on Southeast Asia
From architecture to philosophy, all the PhD dissertations inscribed to the French Academic Registry since year 2000. Related to the entire South East Asia region, with an important presence of Khmer…Publications Dancing architecture at Angkor: ‘Halls with dancers’ in Jayavarman VII's temples
Who were the dancers at King Jayavarman VII's court? What was the social status of these highly skilled and sophisticated women? How the Khmer dance art form developed from the Indian traditions?Publications Economie, sociologie et pouvoir / La société cambodgienne (1863-1886)
Class structure, politics and economical power in pre-colonial Cambodia.Publications The Legend of Apsara Mera
Detailed analysis of Princess Norodom Buppha Devi’s choreography for the Royal Ballet of Cambodia. Behind the dance compositions, a whole world of legends, traditions and history.Images Katie Stahl-Kovell on Classical Khmer Dance
Currently in development.Images Anders Jiras and the Mystic of Dance
For one decade now, Sweden-born photographer Anders Jiras explores all forms of Cambodian dancing, from the highly choreographed performances of the Royal Ballet to healing ceremonies in remote…Images Amazing Cambodia
"An amazing way to connect to the past".Books La photographie ancienne en Asie (Early Photographs in Asia)
A publication related to the 2015 exhibition of rare, ancient photographs taken (all before 1890) around Asia, from Afghanistan to Sri Lanka, Japan or Cambodia, at the Musée Guimet, Paris. The…Books Selected Papers on Khmerology / Choix d'articles de khmérologie
Linguist and ethnologist Saveros Pou has extensively written on Khmer culture, language and traditions. This compilation by Reyum Publishing (Phnom Penh) reflects the scope of her interests, from…Books Lost Goddesses
The first study addressing the place of women in Cambodian history, or what lays behind the Apsara Smile.