The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill: Khmer Holiday Stories [Kindle Edition]

The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill: Khmer Holiday Stories [Kindle Edition]

The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill: Khmer Holiday Stories [Kindle Edition]

Author: Simen Oem Publisher: Wild Carnival Media Publishing Date: 2014 File Size: 2,212 KB Print Length: 41 pages Language: English ASIN: B00M1JKE6S Format: Kindle Edition Series: The Kingdom of Wondering (Book 2) Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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In this collection of 4 new stories and essays, author Simen Oem explores what it is like to fall in love with a person and a culture; how the two struggle, co-exist, intertwine and finally are woven into something new and beautiful. Using Khmer holidays as ways to explore life and love in Cambodia, "The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill" will appeal to anybody who has ever traveled, fallen for something graceful and gorgeous, and then taken the bold step to change their life. Meticulously crafted and lushly photographed, this short collection of stories is sure to appeal to anybody who dreams of starting a new life or re-shaping their old one.

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Author: Simen Oem Publisher: Wild Carnival Media Publishing Date: 2014 File Size: 2,212 KB Print Length: 41 pages Language: English ASIN: B00M1JKE6S Format: Kindle Edition Series: The Kingdom of Wondering (Book 2) Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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In this collection of 4 new stories and essays, author Simen Oem explores what it is like to fall in love with a person and a culture; how the two struggle, co-exist, intertwine and finally are woven into something new and beautiful. Using Khmer holidays as ways to explore life and love in Cambodia, "The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill" will appeal to anybody who has ever traveled, fallen for something graceful and gorgeous, and then taken the bold step to change their life. Meticulously crafted and lushly photographed, this short collection of stories is sure to appeal to anybody who dreams of starting a new life or re-shaping their old one.

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Understanding Buddhist Art in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar [Paperback]

Understanding Buddhist Art in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar [Paperback]

Understanding Buddhist Art in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar [Paperback]

Author: Edward Mornin, Lorna Mornin Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publishing Date: 2014 Paperback: 146 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1495989925 ISBN-13: 978-1495989926 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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The Buddhist monasteries of Southeast Asia appear to cast an irresistible spell over visitors. Buddhist shrines--including Wat Pho in Bangkok, the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, and the Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh--rank among the absolutely top tourist attractions in their respective countries. This book provides an informative and attractive guide to the Buddhist statuary, paintings, and other media that so fascinate visitors to mainland Southeast Asia. It also outlines the historical development of Buddhism and the main elements of Buddhist belief. Ninety original color illustrations beautify and enliven this engaging text. Illustrations include classic postures of the Buddha (mudras), and scenes from the Buddha's life and previous incarnations, as well as ornamental features of Buddhist temple architecture.

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Author: Edward Mornin, Lorna Mornin Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publishing Date: 2014 Paperback: 146 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1495989925 ISBN-13: 978-1495989926 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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The Buddhist monasteries of Southeast Asia appear to cast an irresistible spell over visitors. Buddhist shrines--including Wat Pho in Bangkok, the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, and the Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh--rank among the absolutely top tourist attractions in their respective countries. This book provides an informative and attractive guide to the Buddhist statuary, paintings, and other media that so fascinate visitors to mainland Southeast Asia. It also outlines the historical development of Buddhism and the main elements of Buddhist belief. Ninety original color illustrations beautify and enliven this engaging text. Illustrations include classic postures of the Buddha (mudras), and scenes from the Buddha's life and previous incarnations, as well as ornamental features of Buddhist temple architecture.

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Cambodia - A Traveller's Guide [Kindle Edition]

Cambodia - A Traveller's Guide [Kindle Edition]

Cambodia - A Traveller's Guide [Kindle Edition]

Author: Steve Finn Publisher: ... Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 3725 KB Print Length: 29 pages Language: English ASIN: B00F5659DM Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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A traveller's guide to one of South East Asia's emerging hotspots - Cambodia

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Author: Steve Finn Publisher: ... Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 3725 KB Print Length: 29 pages Language: English ASIN: B00F5659DM Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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A traveller's guide to one of South East Asia's emerging hotspots - Cambodia

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Ancient Angkor [Paperback]

Ancient Angkor [Paperback]

Ancient Angkor [Paperback]

Author: Michael Freeman, Claude Jacques Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd Publishing Date: 2008 Paperback: 240 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0500974853 ISBN-13: 978-0500974858 Format: Paperback Series: River Books Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds Buy at Amazon

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The Khmer civilization centred on Angkor was one of the most remarkable to flourish in Southeast Asis, & continues to fascinate today. Angkor is once again accessible.

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Author: Michael Freeman, Claude Jacques Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd Publishing Date: 2008 Paperback: 240 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0500974853 ISBN-13: 978-0500974858 Format: Paperback Series: River Books Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds Buy at Amazon

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The Khmer civilization centred on Angkor was one of the most remarkable to flourish in Southeast Asis, & continues to fascinate today. Angkor is once again accessible.

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Journey: Why You Should Travel the Narrow Road: Adventures in Cambodia [Paperback]

Journey: Why You Should Travel the Narrow Road: Adventures in Cambodia [Paperback]

Journey: Why You Should Travel the Narrow Road: Adventures in Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: Glenn Lawson Publisher: Infinity Publishing Publishing Date: 2009 Paperback: 45 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0741453509 ISBN-13: 978-0741453501 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.1 inches Shipping Weight: 1.3 ounces Buy at Amazon

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This book will tell you why it is not wise to take the most exciting road to the Promised Land, Heaven. That road leads to disaster, and the Bible says there will be few who will take this narrow road. Find out why. The best road of life is the narrow road that leads to life. This book contains many scriptures that will assist you in making life choices that will lead to life everlasting. The book is written for young people in easy-to-understand terms with appropriate quotations from the old and new Testaments of the Holy Bible.

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Author: Glenn Lawson Publisher: Infinity Publishing Publishing Date: 2009 Paperback: 45 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0741453509 ISBN-13: 978-0741453501 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.1 inches Shipping Weight: 1.3 ounces Buy at Amazon

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This book will tell you why it is not wise to take the most exciting road to the Promised Land, Heaven. That road leads to disaster, and the Bible says there will be few who will take this narrow road. Find out why. The best road of life is the narrow road that leads to life. This book contains many scriptures that will assist you in making life choices that will lead to life everlasting. The book is written for young people in easy-to-understand terms with appropriate quotations from the old and new Testaments of the Holy Bible.

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Soul Survivors: Stories of Women and Children in Cambodia [Paperback]

Soul Survivors: Stories of Women and Children in Cambodia [Paperback]

Soul Survivors: Stories of Women and Children in Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: Carol Wagner, Valentina DuBasky (Photographer) Publisher: Wild Iris Press Publishing Date: 2008 Paperback: 272 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0975395106 ISBN-13: 978-0975395103 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Soul Survivors gives voice to women and children in Cambodia who survived the genocide (1975 - 1979), when nearly two million people died from execution, starvation, or disease. Through their detailed personal stories, fourteen people reveal the brutality of Pol Pot's regime, how they managed to survive, and what it took to rebuild their lives afterward. Although the survivors lives are fraught with suffering and times of despair, there is an under current of hope, courage, and resilience that comforts and inspires. Their stories are a testimony to the strength and goodness of the human spirit. Twelve of the fourteen survivors who tell their stories in Soul Survivors stayed in Cambodia after the genocide and worked against the odds to bring their family fragments back together and reclaim their culture. The fascinating details about life and traditions in Cambodia are revealed through their tales as the survivors come from a wide variety of backgrounds, including a medical doctor, classical dancer, landmine survivor, Buddhist nun, Muslim fisherwoman, Christian farmer, orphan, high school teacher, prostitute, silk weaver, social worker, and women's leader. Two survivors came to the United States of America as orphans, graduated from college, and returned to Cambodia as young adults to help rebuild their country. Sixty-four captivating photographs draw the reader into contemporary Cambodia to witness the survivors' courageous work to recover from three decades of war, genocide and poverty. Soul Survivors creates a comprehensive picture of Cambodia yesterday and today. In addition to the survivors stories, there are chapters on how the Khmer Rouge came to power, the role of the US, the landmine situation, the Buddhist peace movement, and how to help people in Cambodia. It includes a chronology of Cambodian history, a map of Cambodia, and an index. This second edition of Soul Survivors was published as Cambodia's genocide trial began in 2008. The perpetrators, top leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, are being held accountable for mass murder and crimes against humanity 30 years after the tragedy. This new edition is updated and contains recent historical events and an epilog telling what happened to the survivors since the first edition was published in 2002. It also includes information about the two charitable humanitarian organizations the author and photographer were inspired to create to help the poor in Cambodia. "The book effectively demonstrates the political, economic, and psychological links between the destruction of Cambodian society carried out in the 1970s and the suffering experienced by so many Cambodians today," stated Susan Cook, Director of the Cambodian Genocide Program at Yale University. "These are stories that have to be told, that have to be held up to the light of humanity. For the sorrows of Cambodia have not ended. They have been repeated in greater or lesser forms in Rwanda and Bosnia, in Colombia, and continue even now in our history. Hatred never ceases by hatred but by love alone is healed," stated Jack Kornfield, a Buddhist teacher who worked in the Cambodian refugee camps.

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Author: Carol Wagner, Valentina DuBasky (Photographer) Publisher: Wild Iris Press Publishing Date: 2008 Paperback: 272 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0975395106 ISBN-13: 978-0975395103 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Soul Survivors gives voice to women and children in Cambodia who survived the genocide (1975 - 1979), when nearly two million people died from execution, starvation, or disease. Through their detailed personal stories, fourteen people reveal the brutality of Pol Pot's regime, how they managed to survive, and what it took to rebuild their lives afterward. Although the survivors lives are fraught with suffering and times of despair, there is an under current of hope, courage, and resilience that comforts and inspires. Their stories are a testimony to the strength and goodness of the human spirit. Twelve of the fourteen survivors who tell their stories in Soul Survivors stayed in Cambodia after the genocide and worked against the odds to bring their family fragments back together and reclaim their culture. The fascinating details about life and traditions in Cambodia are revealed through their tales as the survivors come from a wide variety of backgrounds, including a medical doctor, classical dancer, landmine survivor, Buddhist nun, Muslim fisherwoman, Christian farmer, orphan, high school teacher, prostitute, silk weaver, social worker, and women's leader. Two survivors came to the United States of America as orphans, graduated from college, and returned to Cambodia as young adults to help rebuild their country. Sixty-four captivating photographs draw the reader into contemporary Cambodia to witness the survivors' courageous work to recover from three decades of war, genocide and poverty. Soul Survivors creates a comprehensive picture of Cambodia yesterday and today. In addition to the survivors stories, there are chapters on how the Khmer Rouge came to power, the role of the US, the landmine situation, the Buddhist peace movement, and how to help people in Cambodia. It includes a chronology of Cambodian history, a map of Cambodia, and an index. This second edition of Soul Survivors was published as Cambodia's genocide trial began in 2008. The perpetrators, top leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, are being held accountable for mass murder and crimes against humanity 30 years after the tragedy. This new edition is updated and contains recent historical events and an epilog telling what happened to the survivors since the first edition was published in 2002. It also includes information about the two charitable humanitarian organizations the author and photographer were inspired to create to help the poor in Cambodia. "The book effectively demonstrates the political, economic, and psychological links between the destruction of Cambodian society carried out in the 1970s and the suffering experienced by so many Cambodians today," stated Susan Cook, Director of the Cambodian Genocide Program at Yale University. "These are stories that have to be told, that have to be held up to the light of humanity. For the sorrows of Cambodia have not ended. They have been repeated in greater or lesser forms in Rwanda and Bosnia, in Colombia, and continue even now in our history. Hatred never ceases by hatred but by love alone is healed," stated Jack Kornfield, a Buddhist teacher who worked in the Cambodian refugee camps.

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Images of the Gods [Hardcover]

Images of the Gods [Hardcover]

Images of the Gods [Hardcover]

Author: Vittorio Roveda Publisher: River Books Press Dist A C Publishing Date: 2013 Hardcover: 544 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9749863038 ISBN-13: 978-9749863039 Format: Hardcover Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 9.4 inches Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds Buy at Amazon

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In this work, the myths and legends of the Khmers displayed in low reliefs in all the major temples in Cambodia, Thailand and Laos are examined in depth and richly illustrated. The most surprising and intimate stories of the gods and human figures of the great epics of the "Mahabharata", "Ramayana" and the "Puranas" are brought to life in greater detail than ever before. A new emphasis is given to Buddhist visual narrative on the life of the Buddha and on the jatakas. In addition, unusual animal and humanoid creatures on the cusp between myth and fantasy, are illustrated.

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Author: Vittorio Roveda Publisher: River Books Press Dist A C Publishing Date: 2013 Hardcover: 544 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9749863038 ISBN-13: 978-9749863039 Format: Hardcover Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 9.4 inches Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds Buy at Amazon

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In this work, the myths and legends of the Khmers displayed in low reliefs in all the major temples in Cambodia, Thailand and Laos are examined in depth and richly illustrated. The most surprising and intimate stories of the gods and human figures of the great epics of the "Mahabharata", "Ramayana" and the "Puranas" are brought to life in greater detail than ever before. A new emphasis is given to Buddhist visual narrative on the life of the Buddha and on the jatakas. In addition, unusual animal and humanoid creatures on the cusp between myth and fantasy, are illustrated.

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Cambodia, Orphan Tourism and Me [Kindle Edition]

Cambodia, Orphan Tourism and Me [Kindle Edition]

Cambodia, Orphan Tourism and Me [Kindle Edition]

Author: Ron Hawkins Publisher: All Things Belong Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2013 File Size: 465 KB Print Length: 298 pages Language: English ASIN: B00CR0N1JI Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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This is the first book written from the experiences of an ‘orphanage tourist’. Framed by my time working at a HIV orphanage, I look at the dangers of the current fad of orphanage tourism and the creation of an orphan culture which is being supported by this orphanage tourism.

Cambodia has never recovered from the Khmer Rouge years. I review the wider problems within Cambodian society which are perpetuating the break down of an already torn social fabric: forced evictions, the impact of sex trafficking, the current state of the Kingdom under a dictatorship, violent crime and the ongoing exploitation of women and children.

I also detour into Indonesian ghost movies, Buddhist ceremonies, and my own absurd and probably dangerous predicament.

If you are interested in Cambodia, thinking about some kind of orphanage tourism, or wishing to travel in Cambodia, this book will give you a perspective you won’t get in the travel guides.

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Author: Ron Hawkins Publisher: All Things Belong Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2013 File Size: 465 KB Print Length: 298 pages Language: English ASIN: B00CR0N1JI Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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This is the first book written from the experiences of an ‘orphanage tourist’. Framed by my time working at a HIV orphanage, I look at the dangers of the current fad of orphanage tourism and the creation of an orphan culture which is being supported by this orphanage tourism.

Cambodia has never recovered from the Khmer Rouge years. I review the wider problems within Cambodian society which are perpetuating the break down of an already torn social fabric: forced evictions, the impact of sex trafficking, the current state of the Kingdom under a dictatorship, violent crime and the ongoing exploitation of women and children.

I also detour into Indonesian ghost movies, Buddhist ceremonies, and my own absurd and probably dangerous predicament.

If you are interested in Cambodia, thinking about some kind of orphanage tourism, or wishing to travel in Cambodia, this book will give you a perspective you won’t get in the travel guides.

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Carrying Cambodia [Flexibound]

Carrying Cambodia [Flexibound]

Carrying Cambodia [Flexibound]

Author: Hans Kemp, Conor Wall Publisher: Visionary World Ltd Publishing Date: 2010 Flexibound: 144 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9628563785 ISBN-13: 978-9628563784 Format: Flexibound Product Dimensions: 8 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Unbelievable feats of transportation are an everyday occurrence on the streets of Cambodia. Tuk tuks, cyclos, cars, trucks, motorbikes and bicycles transport loads that defy your wildest imagination. Photographers Hans Kemp and Conor Wall documented this unique street culture resulting in this amazing 144 page book loaded with incredible photographs that will forever change your definition of "packed."

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Author: Hans Kemp, Conor Wall Publisher: Visionary World Ltd Publishing Date: 2010 Flexibound: 144 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9628563785 ISBN-13: 978-9628563784 Format: Flexibound Product Dimensions: 8 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Unbelievable feats of transportation are an everyday occurrence on the streets of Cambodia. Tuk tuks, cyclos, cars, trucks, motorbikes and bicycles transport loads that defy your wildest imagination. Photographers Hans Kemp and Conor Wall documented this unique street culture resulting in this amazing 144 page book loaded with incredible photographs that will forever change your definition of "packed."

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National Geographic Traveler: Cambodia [Paperback]

National Geographic Traveler: Cambodia [Paperback]

National Geographic Traveler: Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: Trevor Ranges Publisher: National Geographic Publishing Date: 2010 Paperback: 320 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1426205201 ISBN-13: 978-1426205200 Format: Paperback Series: National Geographic Traveler Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.4 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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National Geographic Traveler: Cambodia is another new great bargain Traveler destination. The book explores each of the country’s regions, including the scenic and remote eastern province of Mondulkiri, and the white-sand beaches fronting the Gulf of Thailand around Sihanoukville. Journey through the rejuvenated colonial streets of Phnom Penh and the glorious temple ruins at Angkor Wat. Read about the famous freshwater Irrawady dolphins and the floating villages of Chong Kneas. Ride a tuk-tuk, learn Khmer karaoke, or go elephant trekking.

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Author: Trevor Ranges Publisher: National Geographic Publishing Date: 2010 Paperback: 320 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1426205201 ISBN-13: 978-1426205200 Format: Paperback Series: National Geographic Traveler Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.4 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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National Geographic Traveler: Cambodia is another new great bargain Traveler destination. The book explores each of the country’s regions, including the scenic and remote eastern province of Mondulkiri, and the white-sand beaches fronting the Gulf of Thailand around Sihanoukville. Journey through the rejuvenated colonial streets of Phnom Penh and the glorious temple ruins at Angkor Wat. Read about the famous freshwater Irrawady dolphins and the floating villages of Chong Kneas. Ride a tuk-tuk, learn Khmer karaoke, or go elephant trekking.

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Sheila's Guide to Fast & Easy Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia [Kindle Edition]

Sheila's Guide to Fast & Easy Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia [Kindle Edition]

Sheila's Guide to Fast & Easy Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia [Kindle Edition]

Author: Sheila Simkin Publisher: ... Pulbishing Date: 2013 File Size: 6537 KB Print Length: 50 pages Language: English ASIN: B00BNEHXQQ Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Mention Cambodia, and travelers respond, “Angkor Wat,” spend two days in Siem Reap (gateway to Angkor), two days in Phnom Penh, and then fly to Vietnam and Laos. (These three countries were once known as Indochine.) That’s what we did in 1999 and why you are probably buying this Fast & Easy Guide! Angkor Wat, located outside Siem Reap, is the Number One reason people visit Cambodia and rightfully so, but...

Did you know that Angkor Wat is not one ruin but a humungous city constructed over six centuries, littered with acres of carved stones, walls, Hindu and Buddhist temples? I spent two days the first time, and four days on a second trip, visiting 13 different temples, quite a few of which can be safely bypassed. Siem Reap is a jumping and fun small town while Phnom Penh has important, historical sights, e.g. The Royal Palace filled with diamond encrusted Buddha images and Khmer Genocide memorials. Leave time for Markets, little boutiques, stroll along the Tonle Sap River embankment, and eat wonderful food.

It seems like some people work their entire life to take an Exotic Vacation, when in reality, such a trip can be had for less than taking the family to DisneyWorld. ESPECIALLY IN CAMBODIA. Other than the cost of getting here, Cambodia can be so cheap that the travelers often think this country is paying them to visit! Or, opt for luxury in some of the World’s finest hotels.

HERE’S SOME INFORMATION YOU’LL FIND INSIDE...

• Fast & Easy Basics for Visiting Cambodia.
• What To See and Do in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
• How to Save Big Money!

Let Travels With Sheila teach you how to Travel the World on a Budget, share exotic locations known only to locals, and most importantly, ease your fears about languages, currencies, personal safety and staying healthy.

Sheila tells it like it is with the good and bad, personalized, up-to-date information, and photographs you need to make the most of your trip to Cambodia. Learn from her experiences and speed through both places by following her travel tips. Please visit my travelswithsheila channel on YouTube.com to watch many videos, and get ready to see the best of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.

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Author: Sheila Simkin Publisher: ... Pulbishing Date: 2013 File Size: 6537 KB Print Length: 50 pages Language: English ASIN: B00BNEHXQQ Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Mention Cambodia, and travelers respond, “Angkor Wat,” spend two days in Siem Reap (gateway to Angkor), two days in Phnom Penh, and then fly to Vietnam and Laos. (These three countries were once known as Indochine.) That’s what we did in 1999 and why you are probably buying this Fast & Easy Guide! Angkor Wat, located outside Siem Reap, is the Number One reason people visit Cambodia and rightfully so, but...

Did you know that Angkor Wat is not one ruin but a humungous city constructed over six centuries, littered with acres of carved stones, walls, Hindu and Buddhist temples? I spent two days the first time, and four days on a second trip, visiting 13 different temples, quite a few of which can be safely bypassed. Siem Reap is a jumping and fun small town while Phnom Penh has important, historical sights, e.g. The Royal Palace filled with diamond encrusted Buddha images and Khmer Genocide memorials. Leave time for Markets, little boutiques, stroll along the Tonle Sap River embankment, and eat wonderful food.

It seems like some people work their entire life to take an Exotic Vacation, when in reality, such a trip can be had for less than taking the family to DisneyWorld. ESPECIALLY IN CAMBODIA. Other than the cost of getting here, Cambodia can be so cheap that the travelers often think this country is paying them to visit! Or, opt for luxury in some of the World’s finest hotels.

HERE’S SOME INFORMATION YOU’LL FIND INSIDE...

• Fast & Easy Basics for Visiting Cambodia.
• What To See and Do in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
• How to Save Big Money!

Let Travels With Sheila teach you how to Travel the World on a Budget, share exotic locations known only to locals, and most importantly, ease your fears about languages, currencies, personal safety and staying healthy.

Sheila tells it like it is with the good and bad, personalized, up-to-date information, and photographs you need to make the most of your trip to Cambodia. Learn from her experiences and speed through both places by following her travel tips. Please visit my travelswithsheila channel on YouTube.com to watch many videos, and get ready to see the best of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.

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The History of Cambodia: The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations [Paperback]

The History of Cambodia: The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations [Paperback]

The History of Cambodia: The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations [Paperback]

Author: Justin Corfield Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Date: 2009 Hardcover: 165 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0313357226 ISBN-13: 978-0313357220 Format: Hardcover Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6.4 x 9.6 inches Shipping Weight: 1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Includes narrative histories that provide a chronological examination of the political, cultural, philosophical, social, and religious continuities in each nation's long rich history.

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Author: Justin Corfield Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Date: 2009 Hardcover: 165 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0313357226 ISBN-13: 978-0313357220 Format: Hardcover Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6.4 x 9.6 inches Shipping Weight: 1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Includes narrative histories that provide a chronological examination of the political, cultural, philosophical, social, and religious continuities in each nation's long rich history.

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Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia: Millennium of Glory [Hardcover]

Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia: Millennium of Glory [Hardcover]

Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia: Millennium of Glory [Hardcover]

Author: National Gallery of Art (U. S.), Helen Ibbitson Jessup (Editor), Thierry Zephir (Editor) Publisher: Thames & Hudson Publishing Date: 1997 Hardcover: 400 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0500237387 ISBN-13: 978-0500237380 Format: Hardcover Series: Millennium of Glory Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.5 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 5.1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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The 1000-year artistic legacy of Cambodia, including some of the most beautiful works of art and architecture, is displayed in the pages of this encyclopaedic, illustrated volume. Published to coincide with the exhibition opening in Paris in 1997 which then travels to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, it examines the mysterious culture that flourished on the mainland of Southeast Asia between 600 and 1600 AD. Centred on the northern shores of Cambodia's Great Lake, the Tonle Sap, and extending westward into eastern Thailand, the civilization reached its climax in the early 12th century AD, with the construction of Angkor Wat. Recent peace accords and a new democratic assembly have made this historic study possible. Embracing both Buddhist and Hindu traditions, the sculpture ranges from monumental works in sandstone representing gods and goddesses, guardians, female dancers and legendary creatures, to refined ritual and ceremonial bronzes. The religion, iconography, architecture and symbolism of this mysterious country is described against a historical background, depicting the various cultural environments through the decades. Together with a catalogue, stylistic analysis, glossary, timeline, bibliography and index, this work reveals insights to a culture that is still relatively unknown.

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Author: National Gallery of Art (U. S.), Helen Ibbitson Jessup (Editor), Thierry Zephir (Editor) Publisher: Thames & Hudson Publishing Date: 1997 Hardcover: 400 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0500237387 ISBN-13: 978-0500237380 Format: Hardcover Series: Millennium of Glory Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.5 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 5.1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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The 1000-year artistic legacy of Cambodia, including some of the most beautiful works of art and architecture, is displayed in the pages of this encyclopaedic, illustrated volume. Published to coincide with the exhibition opening in Paris in 1997 which then travels to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, it examines the mysterious culture that flourished on the mainland of Southeast Asia between 600 and 1600 AD. Centred on the northern shores of Cambodia's Great Lake, the Tonle Sap, and extending westward into eastern Thailand, the civilization reached its climax in the early 12th century AD, with the construction of Angkor Wat. Recent peace accords and a new democratic assembly have made this historic study possible. Embracing both Buddhist and Hindu traditions, the sculpture ranges from monumental works in sandstone representing gods and goddesses, guardians, female dancers and legendary creatures, to refined ritual and ceremonial bronzes. The religion, iconography, architecture and symbolism of this mysterious country is described against a historical background, depicting the various cultural environments through the decades. Together with a catalogue, stylistic analysis, glossary, timeline, bibliography and index, this work reveals insights to a culture that is still relatively unknown.

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History, Buddhism, and New Religious Movements in Cambodia [Paperback]

History, Buddhism, and New Religious Movements in Cambodia [Paperback]

History, Buddhism, and New Religious Movements in Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: John Marston, Elizabeth Guthrie Publisher: University of Hawaii Press Publishing Date: 2004 Paperback: 272 Pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0824828682 ISBN-13: 978-0824828684 Format: Paperback, Hardcover Product Dimensions: 14 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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This volume showcases some of the most current and exciting research being done on Cambodian religious ideas and practices by a new generation of scholars from a variety of disciplines. The different contributors examine in some manner the relationship between religion and the ideas and institutions that have given shape to Cambodia as a social and political body, or nation. Although they do not share the same approach to the idea of "nation," all are concerned with the processes of religion that give meaning to social interaction, which in some way includes "Cambodian" identity. Chapters touch on such far-reaching theoretical issues as the relation to religion of Southeast Asian polity; the nature of colonial religious transformation; "syncretism" in Southeast Asian Buddhism; the relation of religious icon to national identity, religion and gender; transnationalism and social movements; and identity among diaspora communities.

While much has been published on Cambodia's recent civil war and the Pol Pot period and its aftermath, few English-language works are available on Cambodian religion. This book takes a major step in filling that gap, offering a broad overview of the subject that is relevant not only for the field of Cambodian studies, but also for students and scholars of Southeast Asian history, Buddhism, comparative religion, and anthropology.

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Author: John Marston, Elizabeth Guthrie Publisher: University of Hawaii Press Publishing Date: 2004 Paperback: 272 Pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0824828682 ISBN-13: 978-0824828684 Format: Paperback, Hardcover Product Dimensions: 14 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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This volume showcases some of the most current and exciting research being done on Cambodian religious ideas and practices by a new generation of scholars from a variety of disciplines. The different contributors examine in some manner the relationship between religion and the ideas and institutions that have given shape to Cambodia as a social and political body, or nation. Although they do not share the same approach to the idea of "nation," all are concerned with the processes of religion that give meaning to social interaction, which in some way includes "Cambodian" identity. Chapters touch on such far-reaching theoretical issues as the relation to religion of Southeast Asian polity; the nature of colonial religious transformation; "syncretism" in Southeast Asian Buddhism; the relation of religious icon to national identity, religion and gender; transnationalism and social movements; and identity among diaspora communities.

While much has been published on Cambodia's recent civil war and the Pol Pot period and its aftermath, few English-language works are available on Cambodian religion. This book takes a major step in filling that gap, offering a broad overview of the subject that is relevant not only for the field of Cambodian studies, but also for students and scholars of Southeast Asian history, Buddhism, comparative religion, and anthropology.

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Sheila's Guide to Fast & Easy Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia [Paperback]

Sheila's Guide to Fast & Easy Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia [Paperback]

Sheila's Guide to Fast & Easy Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: Sheila Simkin Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publishing Date: 2013 Paperback: 50 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1482682214 ISBN-13: 978-1482682212 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.1 inches Shipping Weight: 4.5 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Did you know that Angkor Wat is not one ruin but a humungous city constructed over six centuries, littered with acres of carved stones, walls, Hindu and Buddhist temples? I spent two days the first time, and four days on a second trip, visiting 13 different temples, quite a few of which can be safely bypassed. Siem Reap is a jumping and fun small town while Phnom Penh has important, historical sights, e.g. The Royal Palace filled with diamond encrusted Buddha images and Khmer Genocide memorials. Leave time for Markets, little boutiques, stroll along the Tonle Sap River embankment, and to eat wonderful food. It seems like some people work their entire life to take an Exotic Vacation, when in reality, such a trip can be had for less than taking the family to DisneyWorld. ESPECIALLY IN CAMBODIA. Other than the cost of getting here, Cambodia can be so cheap that the travelers often think this country is paying them to visit! Or, opt for luxury in some of the World’s finest hotels. HERE’S SOME INFORMATION YOU’LL FIND INSIDE... - Fast & Easy Basics for Visiting Cambodia. - What To See and Do in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. - How to Save Big Money! Let Travels With Sheila teach you how to Travel the World on a Budget, share exotic locations known only to locals, and most importantly, ease your fears about languages, currencies, personal safety and staying healthy. Sheila tells it like it is with the good and bad, personalized, up-to-date information, and photographs you need to make the most of your trip to Cambodia. Learn from her experiences and speed through both places by following her travel tips. Please visit my travelswithsheila channel on YouTube.com to watch many videos, and get ready to see the best of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.

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Author: Sheila Simkin Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publishing Date: 2013 Paperback: 50 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1482682214 ISBN-13: 978-1482682212 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.1 inches Shipping Weight: 4.5 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Did you know that Angkor Wat is not one ruin but a humungous city constructed over six centuries, littered with acres of carved stones, walls, Hindu and Buddhist temples? I spent two days the first time, and four days on a second trip, visiting 13 different temples, quite a few of which can be safely bypassed. Siem Reap is a jumping and fun small town while Phnom Penh has important, historical sights, e.g. The Royal Palace filled with diamond encrusted Buddha images and Khmer Genocide memorials. Leave time for Markets, little boutiques, stroll along the Tonle Sap River embankment, and to eat wonderful food. It seems like some people work their entire life to take an Exotic Vacation, when in reality, such a trip can be had for less than taking the family to DisneyWorld. ESPECIALLY IN CAMBODIA. Other than the cost of getting here, Cambodia can be so cheap that the travelers often think this country is paying them to visit! Or, opt for luxury in some of the World’s finest hotels. HERE’S SOME INFORMATION YOU’LL FIND INSIDE... - Fast & Easy Basics for Visiting Cambodia. - What To See and Do in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. - How to Save Big Money! Let Travels With Sheila teach you how to Travel the World on a Budget, share exotic locations known only to locals, and most importantly, ease your fears about languages, currencies, personal safety and staying healthy. Sheila tells it like it is with the good and bad, personalized, up-to-date information, and photographs you need to make the most of your trip to Cambodia. Learn from her experiences and speed through both places by following her travel tips. Please visit my travelswithsheila channel on YouTube.com to watch many videos, and get ready to see the best of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.

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Church Behind the Wire: A Story of Faith in the Killing Fields [Paperback]

Church Behind the Wire: A Story of Faith in the Killing Fields [Paperback]

Church Behind the Wire: A Story of Faith in the Killing Fields [Paperback]

Author: Barnabas Mam, Kitti Murray Publisher: Moody Publishers Publishing Date: New Edition, 2012 Paperback: 352 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0802405975 ISBN-13: 978-0802405975 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 5 x 7.8 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces Buy at Amazon

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From the oppression and terror of the killing fields in Cambodia, this is the story of how one man's conversion led to a rebirth of faith that brought hope to a nation. Commissioned by Communists to spy on a Christian evangelistic crusade, Barnabas Mam instead discovered Jesus and came to faith in Him. After spending four years in prison camps at the hands of the Khmer Rouge Barnabas emerged as one of only 200 surviving Christians in all of Cambodia. God raised him up to became the foremost evangelist and church planter in a land broken by genocide. An inspiring story on a personal, church, and national level, this is more than a narrative--it's a blueprint for success for church growth of the most powerful kind.

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Author: Barnabas Mam, Kitti Murray Publisher: Moody Publishers Publishing Date: New Edition, 2012 Paperback: 352 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0802405975 ISBN-13: 978-0802405975 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 5 x 7.8 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces Buy at Amazon

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From the oppression and terror of the killing fields in Cambodia, this is the story of how one man's conversion led to a rebirth of faith that brought hope to a nation. Commissioned by Communists to spy on a Christian evangelistic crusade, Barnabas Mam instead discovered Jesus and came to faith in Him. After spending four years in prison camps at the hands of the Khmer Rouge Barnabas emerged as one of only 200 surviving Christians in all of Cambodia. God raised him up to became the foremost evangelist and church planter in a land broken by genocide. An inspiring story on a personal, church, and national level, this is more than a narrative--it's a blueprint for success for church growth of the most powerful kind.

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Cambodian Buddhism: History And Practice [Hardcover]

Cambodian Buddhism: History And Practice [Hardcover]

Cambodian Buddhism: History And Practice [Hardcover]

Author: Ian Harris Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr Publishing Date: 2005 Hardcover: 352 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0824827651 ISBN-13: 978-0824827656 Format: Hardcover, Paperback Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds Buy at Amazon

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The study of Cambodian religion has long been hampered by a lack of easily accessible scholarship. This impressive new work by Ian Harris thus fills a major gap and offers English-language scholars a book-length, up-to-date treatment of the religious aspects of Cambodian culture. Beginning with a coherent history of the presence of religion in the country from its inception to the present day, the book goes on to furnish insights into the distinctive nature of Cambodia's important yet overlooked manifestation of Theravada Buddhist tradition and to show how it reestablished itself following almost total annihilation during the Pol Pot period.

Historical sections cover the dominant role of tantric Mahayana concepts and rituals under the last great king of Angkor, Jayavarman VII (1181-c. 1220); the rise of Theravada traditions after the collapse of the Angkorian civilization; the impact of foreign influences on the development of the nineteenth-century monastic order; and politicized Buddhism and the Buddhist contribution to an emerging sense of Khmer nationhood. The Buddhism practiced in Cambodia has much in common with parallel traditions in Thailand and Sri Lanka, yet there are also significant differences. The book concentrates on these and illustrates how a distinctly Cambodian Theravada developed by accommodating itself to premodern Khmer modes of thought. Following the overthrow of Prince Sihanouk in 1970, Cambodia slid rapidly into disorder and violence. Later chapters chart the elimination of institutional Buddhism under the Khmer Rouge and its gradual reemergence after Pol Pot, the restoration of the monastic order's prerevolutionary institutional forms, and the emergence of contemporary Buddhist groupings.

Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice synthesizes an enormous range of scholarship (most of it in French), complemented by the author's own fieldwork in modern Cambodia. The result is a wide-ranging, well-documented, and comprehensive account of a neglected Southeast Asian tradition.

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Author: Ian Harris Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr Publishing Date: 2005 Hardcover: 352 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0824827651 ISBN-13: 978-0824827656 Format: Hardcover, Paperback Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds Buy at Amazon

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The study of Cambodian religion has long been hampered by a lack of easily accessible scholarship. This impressive new work by Ian Harris thus fills a major gap and offers English-language scholars a book-length, up-to-date treatment of the religious aspects of Cambodian culture. Beginning with a coherent history of the presence of religion in the country from its inception to the present day, the book goes on to furnish insights into the distinctive nature of Cambodia's important yet overlooked manifestation of Theravada Buddhist tradition and to show how it reestablished itself following almost total annihilation during the Pol Pot period.

Historical sections cover the dominant role of tantric Mahayana concepts and rituals under the last great king of Angkor, Jayavarman VII (1181-c. 1220); the rise of Theravada traditions after the collapse of the Angkorian civilization; the impact of foreign influences on the development of the nineteenth-century monastic order; and politicized Buddhism and the Buddhist contribution to an emerging sense of Khmer nationhood. The Buddhism practiced in Cambodia has much in common with parallel traditions in Thailand and Sri Lanka, yet there are also significant differences. The book concentrates on these and illustrates how a distinctly Cambodian Theravada developed by accommodating itself to premodern Khmer modes of thought. Following the overthrow of Prince Sihanouk in 1970, Cambodia slid rapidly into disorder and violence. Later chapters chart the elimination of institutional Buddhism under the Khmer Rouge and its gradual reemergence after Pol Pot, the restoration of the monastic order's prerevolutionary institutional forms, and the emergence of contemporary Buddhist groupings.

Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice synthesizes an enormous range of scholarship (most of it in French), complemented by the author's own fieldwork in modern Cambodia. The result is a wide-ranging, well-documented, and comprehensive account of a neglected Southeast Asian tradition.

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Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice [Paperback]

Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice [Paperback]

Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice [Paperback]

Author: Ian Harris Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2008 Paperback: 352 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0824832981 ISBN-13: 978-0824832988 Format: Paperback, Hardcover Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds Buy at Amazon

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The study of Cambodian religion has long been hampered by a lack of easily accessible scholarship. This impressive new work by Ian Harris thus fills a major gap and offers English-language scholars a book-length, up-to-date treatment of the religious aspects of Cambodian culture. Beginning with a coherent history of the presence of religion in the country from its inception to the present day, the book goes on to furnish insights into the distinctive nature of Cambodia's important yet overlooked manifestation of Theravada Buddhist tradition and to show how it reestablished itself following almost total annihilation during the Pol Pot period.

Historical sections cover the dominant role of tantric Mahayana concepts and rituals under the last great king of Angkor, Jayavarman VII (1181-c. 1220); the rise of Theravada traditions after the collapse of the Angkorian civilization; the impact of foreign influences on the development of the nineteenth-century monastic order; and politicized Buddhism and the Buddhist contribution to an emerging sense of Khmer nationhood. The Buddhism practiced in Cambodia has much in common with parallel traditions in Thailand and Sri Lanka, yet there are also significant differences. The book concentrates on these and illustrates how a distinctly Cambodian Theravada developed by accommodating itself to premodern Khmer modes of thought. Following the overthrow of Prince Sihanouk in 1970, Cambodia slid rapidly into disorder and violence. Later chapters chart the elimination of institutional Buddhism under the Khmer Rouge and its gradual reemergence after Pol Pot, the restoration of the monastic order's prerevolutionary institutional forms, and the emergence of contemporary Buddhist groupings.

Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice synthesizes an enormous range of scholarship (most of it in French), complemented by the author's own fieldwork in modern Cambodia. The result is a wide-ranging, well-documented, and comprehensive account of a neglected Southeast Asian tradition.

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Author: Ian Harris Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2008 Paperback: 352 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0824832981 ISBN-13: 978-0824832988 Format: Paperback, Hardcover Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds Buy at Amazon

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The study of Cambodian religion has long been hampered by a lack of easily accessible scholarship. This impressive new work by Ian Harris thus fills a major gap and offers English-language scholars a book-length, up-to-date treatment of the religious aspects of Cambodian culture. Beginning with a coherent history of the presence of religion in the country from its inception to the present day, the book goes on to furnish insights into the distinctive nature of Cambodia's important yet overlooked manifestation of Theravada Buddhist tradition and to show how it reestablished itself following almost total annihilation during the Pol Pot period.

Historical sections cover the dominant role of tantric Mahayana concepts and rituals under the last great king of Angkor, Jayavarman VII (1181-c. 1220); the rise of Theravada traditions after the collapse of the Angkorian civilization; the impact of foreign influences on the development of the nineteenth-century monastic order; and politicized Buddhism and the Buddhist contribution to an emerging sense of Khmer nationhood. The Buddhism practiced in Cambodia has much in common with parallel traditions in Thailand and Sri Lanka, yet there are also significant differences. The book concentrates on these and illustrates how a distinctly Cambodian Theravada developed by accommodating itself to premodern Khmer modes of thought. Following the overthrow of Prince Sihanouk in 1970, Cambodia slid rapidly into disorder and violence. Later chapters chart the elimination of institutional Buddhism under the Khmer Rouge and its gradual reemergence after Pol Pot, the restoration of the monastic order's prerevolutionary institutional forms, and the emergence of contemporary Buddhist groupings.

Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice synthesizes an enormous range of scholarship (most of it in French), complemented by the author's own fieldwork in modern Cambodia. The result is a wide-ranging, well-documented, and comprehensive account of a neglected Southeast Asian tradition.

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People of Virtue: Reconfiguring Religion, Power and Morality in Cambodia Today: Simultaneous Edition [Paperback]

People of Virtue: Reconfiguring Religion, Power and Morality in Cambodia Today: Simultaneous Edition [Paperback]

People of Virtue: Reconfiguring Religion, Power and Morality in Cambodia Today: Simultaneous Edition [Paperback]

Author: Alexandra Kent (Editor), David Chandler (Editor) Publisher: Nordic Inst of Asian Studies Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2008 Paperback: 323 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 8776940373 ISBN-13: 978-8776940379 Format: Paperback, Hardcover Series: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Nias Studies in Asian Topics Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Much attention has been given to the 'killing fields' of Cambodia, far less to how the country can recover and heal itself after such an experience. Crucial to this process has been the formation of a new moral order in Cambodia and hence the revival of religion in the country. Certainly, the regeneration of the ritual life of a community may offer ways for people to formulate and relate to their collective stories through symbolism that recalls a shared cultural origin. However, this process requires that the representatives of religion and of morality do have credibility and moral authority, something that may be called into question by their past and present involvement in hegemonic political and secular affairs.The importance of this volume, therefore, is not only that it contributes to the new interest in religion in Cambodia but also because it places the religious revival in a nuanced social, cultural and political context and shows how Cambodia pursues order in large part through reference to her past.

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Books - Biography (Alexandra Kent, David Chandler)

Author: Alexandra Kent (Editor), David Chandler (Editor) Publisher: Nordic Inst of Asian Studies Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2008 Paperback: 323 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 8776940373 ISBN-13: 978-8776940379 Format: Paperback, Hardcover Series: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Nias Studies in Asian Topics Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Much attention has been given to the 'killing fields' of Cambodia, far less to how the country can recover and heal itself after such an experience. Crucial to this process has been the formation of a new moral order in Cambodia and hence the revival of religion in the country. Certainly, the regeneration of the ritual life of a community may offer ways for people to formulate and relate to their collective stories through symbolism that recalls a shared cultural origin. However, this process requires that the representatives of religion and of morality do have credibility and moral authority, something that may be called into question by their past and present involvement in hegemonic political and secular affairs.The importance of this volume, therefore, is not only that it contributes to the new interest in religion in Cambodia but also because it places the religious revival in a nuanced social, cultural and political context and shows how Cambodia pursues order in large part through reference to her past.

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Books - Biography (Alexandra Kent, David Chandler)

People of Virtue: Reconfiguring Religion, Power and Morality in Cambodia Today [Hardcover]

People of Virtue: Reconfiguring Religion, Power and Morality in Cambodia Today [Hardcover]

People of Virtue: Reconfiguring Religion, Power and Morality in Cambodia Today [Hardcover]

Author: Alexandra Kent (Editor), David Chandler (Editor) Publisher: Nordic Inst of Asian Studies Publishing Date: 2008 Hardcover: 323 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 8776940365 ISBN-13: 978-8776940362 Format: Hardcover, Paperback Series: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Nias Studies in Asian Topics Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Much attention has been given to the 'killing fields' of Cambodia, far less to how the country can recover and heal itself after such an experience. Crucial to this process has been the formation of a new moral order in Cambodia and hence the revival of religion in the country. Certainly, the regeneration of the ritual life of a community may offer ways for people to formulate and relate to their collective stories through symbolism that recalls a shared cultural origin. However, this process requires that the representatives of religion and of morality do have credibility and moral authority, something that may be called into question by their past and present involvement in hegemonic political and secular affairs.The importance of this volume, therefore, is not only that it contributes to the new interest in religion in Cambodia but also because it places the religious revival in a nuanced social, cultural and political context and shows how Cambodia pursues order in large part through reference to her past.

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Books - Biography (Alexandra Kent, David Chandler)

Author: Alexandra Kent (Editor), David Chandler (Editor) Publisher: Nordic Inst of Asian Studies Publishing Date: 2008 Hardcover: 323 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 8776940365 ISBN-13: 978-8776940362 Format: Hardcover, Paperback Series: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Nias Studies in Asian Topics Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Much attention has been given to the 'killing fields' of Cambodia, far less to how the country can recover and heal itself after such an experience. Crucial to this process has been the formation of a new moral order in Cambodia and hence the revival of religion in the country. Certainly, the regeneration of the ritual life of a community may offer ways for people to formulate and relate to their collective stories through symbolism that recalls a shared cultural origin. However, this process requires that the representatives of religion and of morality do have credibility and moral authority, something that may be called into question by their past and present involvement in hegemonic political and secular affairs.The importance of this volume, therefore, is not only that it contributes to the new interest in religion in Cambodia but also because it places the religious revival in a nuanced social, cultural and political context and shows how Cambodia pursues order in large part through reference to her past.

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Books - Biography (Alexandra Kent, David Chandler)