Early Theravadin Cambodia
Perspectives from Art and Archaeology
$89.66
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2022
Summary
A crucial reference for historians of Southeast Asia and those with a serious interest in the Buddhism and Buddhist art of Southeast Asia.
What explains the spread of Theravada Buddhism? And how is it entangled with the identity shifts that over the next four hundred years gave rise to the Buddhist state now called Cambodia? Early Theravadin Cambodia sheds light on one of the outstanding questions of Southeast Asian history: the nature and timing of major cultural and politic…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789813251496 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9813251492 |
| Author: | Ashley Thompson |
| Publisher: | NUS Press |
| Imprint: | NUS Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 192mm x 242mm |
| Series: | Art and Archaeology of Southeast Asia: Hindu-Buddhist Traditions |
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Critics Review
“The publication of Early Theravadin Cambodia represents an important step in teasing out Theravāda’s essence from the complex religious matrix of Angkor and conceptual reformation of Cambodia since the 1500s… This book represents an excellent foundation for scholars and lay readers interested in knowing more about Theravāda in the Angkorian and Khmer worlds and will hopefully inspire future researchers to turn their attention to this less known but equally dynamic part of Cambodia’s past.”– “Asian Perspectives”
“An important collation of recent scholarship investigating the establishment of the conglomeration of religious practices in Cambodia known today as Theravāda Buddhism… . In sum, Early Theravādin Cambodia is a worthwhile compilation that is as much a holistic academic entry point into this field of study as a source for scholars looking to bolster new data and arguments.”– “Journal of Southeast Asian Studies”
Ashley Thompson
Ashley Thompson is the Hiram W. Woodward Chair in Southeast Asian Art at SOAS University of London.
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