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Reconstructing god : style, hydraulics, political power and Angkor's West Mebon Viṣṇu /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feneley, Marnie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Singapore : NUS Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Vishnu > (Hindu deity) > Art.
Hindu sculpture > Cambodia > Angkor (Extinct city) > History.
Buddhist sculpture > Cambodia > Angkor (Extinct city) > History.
Angkor (Extinct city) > Antiquities.
Cambodia > Politics and government > History.
Sculpture hindoue > Cambodge > Angkor (Ville ancienne) > Histoire.
Sculpture bouddhique > Cambodge > Angkor (Ville ancienne) > Histoire.
Cambodge > Politique et gouvernement > Histoire.
Antiquities
Buddhist sculpture
Hindu sculpture
Politics and government
Cambodia
History
Table of Contents:
  • The West Mebon Viṣṇu
  • The cultural and religious development of Cambodia
  • The iconography of Viṣṇu
  • The iconography of Viṣṇu Anantaśāyin
  • The hydraulic system of Angkor: gods, nature, and water
  • The archaeology of the West Mebon
  • Artefacts, inscriptions and the history of the West Mebon
  • Analysing the West Mebon Viṣṇu
  • The political and religious context of the West Mebon Viṣṇu
  • Bronze sculptures of the Mahīdharapura Dynasty
  • Appraising the date of the West Mebon Viṣṇu.