Of Gods, Kings, and Men: The Reliefs of Angkor Wat Globalization tribe(s) that use it

tribe(s) that use it

Mattani Mojdara Rutnin is a former professor of drama and literature at Thammasat University

illustrates the changes that have occurred in Thai Buddhism and its relationship to spirit worship and their implications for state law

Prasit Leepreecha and Kwanchewan Buadaeng are researchers at the Social Research Institute of Chiang Mai University

Translated by Conner Bailey and John N

Of Gods, Kings, and Men: The Reliefs of Angkor Wat Globalization tribe(s) that use itText by Thomas S. Maxwell 100 full page color photographs, appendixes Built for the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the twelfth century, the enormous temple complex of Angkor Wat consists of an outer enclosure surrounded by a moat, with three further concentric rectangular enclosures inside it. The rich and evocative bas reliefs featured in this book are carved on the walls of the third enclosure. Jaroslav Poncar has brilliantly captured the detail of