Reconstructing God | Style, Hydraulics, Political Power and Angkor's West Mebon Visnu

Marnie Feneley

ISBN 10: 9813250534 / ISBN 13: 9789813250536

Published by Nus Press Pte Ltd, 2023

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Reconstructing God | Style, Hydraulics, Political Power and Angkor's West Mebon Visnu | Marnie Feneley | Buch | Einband - fest (Hardcover) | Englisch | 2023 | Nus Press Pte Ltd | EAN 9789813250536 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reconstructing God | Style, Hydraulics, Political Power and Angkor's West Mebon Visnu
• Publisher: Nus Press Pte Ltd
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9813250534
• ISBN 13: 9789813250536
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 239W x 189H x 32D millimeters 239 millimeters width by 189 millimeters height by 32 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1234 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

A fully illustrated archaeological and art historical analysis of one of the most important artworks of Angkor, rewriting the chronology of the royal capital.

In December 1936, a villager was led by a dream to the ruins of the West Mebon shrine in Angkor where he uncovered remains of a bronze sculpture. This was the West Mebon Visnu, the largest bronze remaining from pre-modern Southeast Asia, and a work of great artistic, historical, and political significance. Prominently placed in an island temple in the middle of the vast artificial reservoir, the West Mebon Visnu sculpture was an important focal point of the Angkorian hydraulic network. Interpretations of the statue, its setting, date, and role have remained largely unchanged since the 1960s—until now. Integrating the latest archaeological and historical work on Angkor, extensive art historical analysis of the figure of Visnu Anantasayin in Hindu-Buddhist art across the region, and a detailed digital reconstruction of the sculpture and its setting, Marnie Feneley brings new light to this important piece. Highly illustrated, the book will be of interest to art historians and curators, historians of Southeast Asia, and anyone curious about the art and history of Angkor.
 

About the Author

Marnie Feneley is an accomplished scholar, with 20 years of experience in academia, museums and galleries in Australia and Southeast Asia. She specialises in the nexus between Southeast Asian art history, archaeology and religion. She has researched and co-curated many exhibitions, including the “Atlas of Maritime Buddhism” and “Buddhist Artworks” (Hong Kong, 2021), pioneering 3D immersive reconstructions of Asian temples and sculptures.