History, Buddhism, and New Religious Movements in
Oct 1st, 2004 by Jinja
History, Buddhism, and New Religious Movements in
Cambodia
Authors: John Marston and Elizabeth Guthrie (Edited by)
Publisher: University of Hawai’i Press, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96822-1888
ISBN: 0-8248-2868-2
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>From the back cover page:
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 idea 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 process 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 the 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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