Artistic Syncretism at the Sanctuary of Truth, Thailand
A joyful explosion of Thai, Khmer, Chinese, Hindu and Buddhist artistic influences in a sanctuary dedicated to devotion and creative...
Links Publications 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.
Books Erotic Sculpture of India
The power-charged erotica of Indian iconography, or how "bringing beauty nearer" inspired Indian (and Khmer) sculptors.
Publications Garuḍa, Vajrapāṇi and Religious Change in Jayavarman VII's Angkor
A stimulating study in religious mutations during the King-Builder's reign
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...
Publications Khmer Religion
Encyclopedic entry on Khmer religion, past and present.
Publications Notes on Brahmanic Gods in Theravadin Cambodia
A lively and perceptive exploration of Cambodian syncretisme from ancient times
Publications Processes of Indianization in the Khmer Empire
An Indian scholar's view on Indianization, trade and syncretism across early Southeast Asia.
Books The Angkorian Records
Poetry, mysticism and eschatology in the Khmer inscriptions of the Angkorean period, in this inspired essay written by an Indian...
Publications The Archaeology of Bengal: Trading Networks, Cultural Identities
How the emergence of an 'Indic cultural sphere' can be traced across the Indian Ocean.
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.
Publications The Syncretism of Religions in Southeast Asia, Especially in the Khmer Empire
The many encounters of various religious philosophies in Angkor.
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