Khmer Mythology (RIVER BOOKS) - Softcover

Roveda, Vittorio

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500974594 ISBN 13: 9780500974599

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 1997

Synopsis

Khmer Mythology Vittorio Roveda Thames & Hudson Ltd., London 1997 181 pages, 260 colour illustrations, bibliography, glossary and index. The author has had a multi-faceted career. He gained his first doctorate in geology and stratigraphy in the 1950s, but switched interests in the 1980s to studying Asian art history. He obtained his second doctorate on the carved reliefs of Angkor Wat in 2000. Since then he has written various papers on Khmer art and spent several months every year in Cambodia. The Khmer empire, which in its heyday extended across the whole of present-day Cambodia as far west as Burma and north into Laos, flourished for at least five hundred years. During that time, the many thousands of temples and shrines built to glorify mainly Hindu gods, but also Buddhism, were carved with intricate stone reliefs of immense size, complexity and artistry. In these pediments, lintels and many miles of walls were portrayed the lives of legends of the Hindu gods, adopted and transformed by the Khmer from Indian sources, and Buddhist themes, particularly from the reign of the great Jayavarman VII. English 0-500-97459-4 Printed in Thailand 10” x 7-1/4” 1lb. 10 oz. (740g.)

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About the Author

Vittorio Roveda has had a multi-faceted career. He gained his first doctorate in geology and stratigraphy in the 1950s, but switched interests in the 1980s to studying Asian art history. He obtained his second doctorate on the carved reliefs of Angkor Wat in 2000. Since then he has written various papers on Khmer art and spent several months every year in Cambodia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500974594
• ISBN 13: 9780500974599
• Binding: Paperback