The founder of the kingdom of Ayutthaya, Rama Thibodi, promoted Theravada Buddhism and compiled a legal code based on Hindu sources and Thai customs that remained important until the late nineteenth century. Ayutthaya pushed into Khmer territory and sacked the capital of Angkor. Both Ayutthaya and...
Long before the borders of modern-day Thailand were established, the area was inhabited by several different tribes and kingdoms, including the Mon, Cham, and Khmer peoples. The group of people known as the Tai, originating in southwestern China or northwestern Vietnam, began to make their way...
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THE BUILDING OF SAND MOUNTAIN CEREMONY: SYMBOL OF RELIGIOUS CULTURE AT THE KHMER NEW YEAR IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM based on the structural theory of symbolic anthropology (or interpretive anthropology) to study and decipher the meaning of sand mountains in Khmer culture... D Son - TRA VINH UNIVERSITY...
Vietnamese is the dominant language, spoken by an estimated 86.7 percent of the population. It is a tonal Mon-Khmer language with strong Chinese lexical influences. The six-toned dialect of the central Red River delta region, particularly around Hanoi, is regarded as the language's standard fo...
Covering the earliest civilizations, the colonial period and the present, these articles and resources will introduce you to the rich culture and history of Southeast Asia from Myanmar to East Timor.
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The book (based on the podcast) offers vivid storytelling and startling accounts of the decline and fall of civilisations—from the ancient Sumerians onwards, taking in the Aztecs, the Khmer, and the Songhai. Read expert recommendations Buy now 1177 BC: A Graphic History of the Year ...
Many of us inevitably bring this perspective and bias to our work in Cambodia. Foreign cultural influences on the existing Khmer culture have been a force in Cambodian cultural history for two millennia. What is much more important in my view is how these influences are currently being ...
‘Khmer’ refers to the dominant ethnic group in modern and ancient Cambodia. In its modern usage, ‘Angkor’ has come to refer to the capital city of the Khmer Empire that existed in the area of Cambodia between the 9th and 12th centuries CE, as well as to the empire itself. The temp...