History, Buddhism, and New Religious Movements in Cambodia / / ed. by John Marston.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Bertrand, Didier,; Edwards, Penny,; Guthrie, Elizabeth,; Hansen, Anne,; Marston, John,; Poethig, Kathryn,; Sophea, Hang Chan,; Thompson, Ashley,; Yamada, Teri Shaffer,
• HerausgeberIn: Marston, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2004]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)

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. Contributors: Didier Bertrand, Penny Edwards, Elizabeth Guthrie, Hang Chan Sophea, Anne Hansen, John Marston, Kathryn Poethig, Ashley Thompson, Teri Shaffer Yamada.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on the Transliteration System -- Introduction -- Part I. Cambodian Religion and the Historical Construction of Nation -- 1. The Future of Cambodia's Past A Messianic Middle-Period Cambodian Royal Cult -- 2. Khmer Identity and Theraväda Buddhism -- 3. Making a Religion of the Nation and Its Language: The French Protectorate (1863-1954) and the Dhammakāy -- Part II. The Icon of the Leper King -- 4. The Suffering of Kings: Substitute Bodies, Healing, and Justice in Cambodia -- 5. Stec Gaṃlaṅ' and Yāy Deb: Worshiping Kings and Queens in Cambodia Today -- Part III. The Ethnography of Contemporary Cambodian Religion -- 6. Khmer Buddhism, Female Asceticism, and Salvation -- 7. A Medium Possession Practice and Its Relationship with Cambodian Buddhism: The Grū Pāramī -- 8. Clay into Stone: A Modern-Day Tāpas' -- Part IV. The Transnationalism of Cambodian Religion -- 9. Locating the Transnational in Cambodia's Dhammayātrā -- 10. The Spirit Cult of Khleang Moeung in Long Beach, California -- References -- Contributors -- Index