As in Heaven, so on Earth: The Politics of Viṣṇu, Śiva and Harihara Images in Preangkorian Khmer Civilisation
The shifting importance of deities in pre-Angkorean Cambodia, and its political meaning.
Entries tagged with “syncretism”
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Publications Garuḍa, Vajrapāṇi and Religious Change in Jayavarman VII's Angkor
A stimulating study in religious mutations during the King-Builder's reign
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Publications 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...
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Publications Khmer Religion
Encyclopedic entry on Khmer religion, past and present.
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Publications Notes on Brahmanic Gods in Theravadin Cambodia
A lively and perceptive exploration of Cambodian syncretisme from ancient times
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Publications Processes of Indianization in the Khmer Empire
An Indian scholar's view on Indianization, trade and syncretism across early Southeast Asia.
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Publications The Archaelogy of Bengal: Trading Networks, Cultural Identities
How the emergence of an 'Indic cultural sphere' can be traced across the Indian Ocean.
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Publications The Place of Animism within Popular Buddhism in Cambodia: the Example of the Monastery
The Cambodian monastery as a sacred territory where animist forces combine with Theravada canon.
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Publications The Syncretism of Religions in Southeast Asia, Especially in the Khmer Empire
The many encounters of various religious philosophies in Angkor.
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Films Un Islam Insolite | An Unusual Islam, the Bani Cham in modern Vietnam
A particular example of Brahmanist-Muslim syncretism in modern Southeast Asia, and what it tells us about the ancient Cham civilization