Books Books Erotic Sculpture of India
The power-charged erotica of Indian iconography, or how "bringing beauty nearer" inspired Indian (and Khmer) sculptors.Links 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 woodcraft.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 for Cambodians.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 Notes on Brahmanic Gods in Theravadin Cambodia
A lively and perceptive exploration of Cambodian syncretisme from ancient timesPublications Garuḍa, Vajrapāṇi and Religious Change in Jayavarman VII's Angkor
A stimulating study in religious mutations during the King-Builder's reignPublications 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 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.Publications Processes of Indianization in the Khmer Empire
An Indian scholar's view on Indianization, trade and syncretism across early Southeast Asia.Publications The Syncretism of Religions in Southeast Asia, Especially in the Khmer Empire
The many encounters of various religious philosophies in Angkor.Publications Khmer Religion
Encyclopedic entry on Khmer religion, past and present.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