History, Buddhism, and New Religious Movements in Cambodia 9780824844349

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Table of contents :
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

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