Sbek Thom : : Khmer Shadow Theater / / Pech Tum Kravel; ed. by Sos Kem, Martin Hatch, Thavro Phim.

• VerfasserIn: Kravel, Pech Tum,
• HerausgeberIn: Hatch, Martin,; Kem, Sos,; Phim, Thavro,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]; ©1996
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (363 p.) :; 153 photographs
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction By The Editors --; Acknowledgements By The Author --; Preface --; Sbek Thorn In The Art And Life Of The Khmer People --; The History Of Shadow Theater In Cambodia --; The Musical Ensemble For Sbek Thorn --; Fabrication And Care Of Sbek Thorn Figures --; Narration In Sbek Thorn --; Performing Sbek Thorn --; The Story In Sbek Thorn --; The Khmer Reamker And Other Khmer Arts --; Sbek Thorn Performance In Siem Riep --; Sbek Thorn In Cambodia's Past, Present, And Future --; Appendix: Programs Of Three Types Of Sbek Thorn Performances --; Khmer Edition --; Shadow Figures
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781501719332
• DOI: 10.7591/9781501719332
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Pech Tum Kravel; ed. by Sos Kem, Martin Hatch, Thavro Phim.

A book studying the history and significance of shadow puppet theater in Cambodia. Khmer and English texts, as well as 153 full-page photographs, describe the Khmer Reamker, an ancient story whose episodes and characters have figured in Cambodian shadow theater pageants for centuries. Published jointly by UNESCO and the Cornell Southeast Asia Program.