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Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0947593020
Category : Cambodia
Languages : en
Pages : 349
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Cambodian epic poem, based on the Sanskrit's Ramayana epic. The name means "Glory of Rama". It adapts the Hindu ideas to Buddhist themes and shows the balance of good and evil in the world. Like the Ramayana, it is a philosophical allegory, exploring the ideals of justice and fidelity as embodied by the protagonists, Prince Rama and Queen Sita. The epic is well known among the Khmer people for its portrayal in Khmer dance theatre, called the L'khaon, in various festivals across Cambodia. Scenes from the Reamker are painted on the walls of the Royal Palace in Khmer style, and its predecessor is carved into the walls of the Angkor Wat and Banteay Srei temples. It is considered an integral part of Cambodian culture.
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9788194538721
Category : Khmer poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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Author: Willa Schneberg
Publisher: CALYX Books
ISBN: 9780934971904
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Powerful poems about Cambodia, awakening from the killing fields to the dawn of free elections.
Author: Chet Chan
Publisher: Art Media Resources
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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This book considers painted representations of characters from the Khmer version of the Ramayana, the Reamker. The book opens with an edited version and translation of the Reamker, written in the early 20th century by Thiounn, Minister of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, to celebrate the painting of the famous Reamker murals on the Palace walls. A catalogue of more than sixty individual characters from the Reamker, painted by Chet Chan (a contemporary painter trained at the School of Fine Arts in the 1960s) follows. This catalogue of characters is accompanied by a illustrated essay discussing ways to differentiate and recognise individual characters. A final photo essay details the process through which Chet Chan makes one of his tempera and gold-leaf paintings on silk.
Author: Beverley Palmer
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1858286778
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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With accounts of all attractions from the atmospheric temples of Angkor and Phnom Penh, to the resort of Sihanoukville and the jungle-clad hills of Rattanakiri, this guide includes a background on Cambodian history, religion and cultural life.
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 0241012570
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 469
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The new-look Rough Guide to Cambodia - now in full colour throughout - is the ultimate travel guide to one of the world's most exciting destinations emerging in 2014. Discover Cambodia's highlights with stunning photography, colour-coded maps and more listings and information than ever before. You'll find detailed practical advice on what to see and do - from street food and nightlife in vibrant Phnom Penh through to the iconic ancient temples of Angkor - as well as up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, shops and restaurants for all budgets. Whether you have time to read through the detail of the chapters, or need fast-fix itineraries, author picks and "Things Not To Miss", along with 'Top 5 boxes' that pick out the unmissable highlights, The Rough Guide to Cambodia is an indispensable travel guide and companion. Now available in ePub format.
Author: Pierre-Yves Manguin
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN: 9814345105
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 533
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This book takes stock of the results of some two decades of intensive archaeological research carried out on both sides of the Bay of Bengal, in combination with renewed approaches to textual sources and to art history. To improve our understanding of the trans-cultural process commonly referred to as Indianisation, it brings together specialists of both India and Southeast Asia, in a fertile inter-disciplinary confrontation. Most of the essays reappraise the millennium-long historiographic no-man's land during which exchanges between the two shores of the Bay of Bengal led, among other processes, to the Indianisation of those parts of the region that straddled the main routes of exchange. Some essays follow up these processes into better known "classical" times or even into modern times, showing that the localisation process of Indian themes has long remained at work, allowing local societies to produce their own social space and express their own ethos.
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 0241326125
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 507
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Explore Cambodia with the smartest and most engaging guidebook on the market. Rough Guides' expert authors have done all the hard work for you: seeking out the top guesthouses, sampling the tastiest Khmer food and scouring the coast for the best beaches. Whether you're shopping in Phnom Penh's Central Market, exploring the astonishing ruins of Angkor, or relaxing on a sunset river cruise in Kampot, this new edition of The Rough Guide to Cambodia will show you ideal places to sleep, eat, drink and shop along the way, with options to suit every budget. The guide includes stunning photography and colour-coded, easy-to-use maps, and written with our trademark mix of candour, humour and practical advice. Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Cambodia.
Author: Vittorio Roveda
Publisher: River books
ISBN: 9786167339306
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Composed over two thousand years ago, the Ramayana was transmitted to Southeast Asia in the first centuries CE. Over the years, it was adapted to suit local customs and traditions. The story of Rama's exile with his wife Sita, her abduction by the ogre king Ravanna, her rescue and Rama's triumphant return to Ayodhaya, captured the imagination of the kings of Siam, Cambodia and Indonesia. This triumph of good over evil was then visualized in stone carvings, drama, shadow puppets and mural paintings. Among the latter, Thailand and Cambodia have the finest examples. In the Shadow of Rama by long-standing expert, Dr. Vittorio Roveda, examines the most beautiful paintings. In Siam, we tour the famous murals of the Grand Palace in Bangkok and the intricacies of the shadow puppets, Nang Yai. In Cambodia, Roveda studies the delicate and expressive murals of Wat Bo, Siem Reap, as well as the those at the Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh. He also explains how in Siam the Ramayana became the Ramakien and in Cambodia the Reamker. This magnificent book is the culmination of 20 years of research and provides a visual feast for all those fascinated by the art of Southeast Asia. ILLUSTRATION: 500 colour illustrations
Author: Kodaganallur R. Srinivasa Iyengar
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
ISBN: 9788126018093
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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The Book Consists Of Papers Presented At The International Seminar On ýVariations In Ramayana In Asia: Their Cultural, Social And Anthropological Significance: New Delhi 1981.
