Religion & Belief

A powerful meditation on royal power, artistic creation, ageing, death and the "beautiful statue of a young king sitting silently under the scorching sun."

In English, French & Japanese

A clear and concise essay on Buddhism Theravada as it is followed in Cambodia.

In French

The coming to age of a young French woman at a transition period for modern Cambodia.

An informed and perceptive study on 'dances of the Orient', notably Cambodian, by a Russian-American professional dancer who visited the region in the 1930s.

In English

An unconventional, stimulating take on Indian Ocean and cultural exchanges between the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

In English

An important account on Cambodia in the early years of the French Protectorate.

In French

A reference work exploring Khmer mythologies through the inscriptions or carvings, revealing enduring beliefs and spiritual heritage.

In English

Preface to a collection of documented essays on Tantrism, particularly in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

In English

An engrossing novel set in an Indochinese plantation in the 1910s, with an unforgettable visit to Angkor and the Bayon.

In French

An engrossing novel set in an Indochinese plantation in the 1910s, with an unforgettable visit to Angkor and the Bayon.

In French

From prehistory to early hierarchies and kingdoms, a regional approach to indigenous and imported socio-cultural traits across Southeast Asia.

In English

A useful contribution for a better understanding of what was hastily called "Indianization" of Southeast Asia. Architectural point of view.

In English

How a scholar and translator from India at the Chinese Tang court went twice to Chenla to spread the Tantric-Buddhist faith and collect "divine medicine".

In French & Chinese

An exploration of Khmer inscriptions andTantric influences, with a stimulating take on the ever-elusive Bayon and the enigmatic figure of Tumburu over Angkor.

In English & Sanskrit

The discovery of 274 discarded Buddhist statues at Prasat Banteay Kdei in March and August 2001 by a team of Sophia University and Cambodian archaeologists.

In English

A reference summary of the history of art in Thailand, by a Thai educationist and archaeologist.

In English

A summary of archaeological finds shining a new light on the history of maritime trade and early Southeeast Asia.

In English

Nouveaux éléments sur le bouddhisme tantrique à l’époque angkorienne | New perspectives on Tantric Buddhism during Angkorean times.

In French

Early China’s interactions with the maritime world and the eventual emergence of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) as a leading naval power in the 15th century.

In English

A dynamic approach of Early South Asia and the exchanges across the Bay of Bengal.

In English