Hopping Vampires | The Gothic Imagination: "Jiang Shi (Mandarin Chinese), also known as Geungsi in Cantonese, Gangshi in Korean, and Kyonshi in Japanese can be best described as a reanimated hopping corpse feeding on the life essence, or qi, of the people it kills.Thanks to the influence of the Western movies, in the twentieth century popular imagination Jiang Shis have also acquired flesh-eating and blood-drinking qualities that have earned them the name of Chinese zombies or vampires"
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Chinese Vampires - Chinese Philosophy, Religion and Mythology - China History Forum, Chinese History Forum
Chinese Vampires - Chinese Philosophy, Religion and Mythology - China History Forum, Chinese History Forum: "he Chinese Vampire or Chiang-Shih has many aspects that are greatly different from western vampires.
There is a Chinese belief that there are two souls inhabiting every body. The superior or rational soul, and the inferior or irrational soul sometimes called p'ai or p'o.
The inferior soul is the one that inhabits the body in its fetal stage; and at death, sometimes does not wish to leave the body. "
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There is a Chinese belief that there are two souls inhabiting every body. The superior or rational soul, and the inferior or irrational soul sometimes called p'ai or p'o.
The inferior soul is the one that inhabits the body in its fetal stage; and at death, sometimes does not wish to leave the body. "
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Architecture of Cambodia - Citizendia
Architecture of Cambodia - Citizendia: "The period of Angkor is the period from approximately the latter half of the 8th century A. D. to the first half of the 15th century. If precise dates are required, the beginning may be set in 802 A. D. , when the Khmer King Jayavarman II pronounced himself universal monarch (chakravartin) and declared independence from Java, and the end may be set in 1431 A. D. , when Thai invaders from the kingdom of Ayutthaya sacked Angkor and caused the Khmer elite to migrate to Phnom Penh."
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Ling 102 Central
Ling 102 Central: " Ling 102 Weekly Schedule -- Spring 2013
This webpage organizes all the lessons for this course. Links are to web pages unless otherwise marked."
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This webpage organizes all the lessons for this course. Links are to web pages unless otherwise marked."
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Virtual Sambor Prei Kuk, Cambodia
Virtual Sambor Prei Kuk, Cambodia: "Digital Modeling of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage
The Virtual Reconstruction Project of the centeral temple at Sambor Prei Kuk, in Cambodia, is an attempt to apply 21st century technology to 7th century cultural heritage.
Sambor Prei Kuk (SPK) provides the earliest record of Khmer temples, predating better known (and better preserved) Angkor Wat by several centuries. Hence, the study of SPK is crucial for understanding the Khmer, pre-Angkorian tradition; and the subsequent development of temple cities such as Angkor Wat in Cambodia"
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The Virtual Reconstruction Project of the centeral temple at Sambor Prei Kuk, in Cambodia, is an attempt to apply 21st century technology to 7th century cultural heritage.
Sambor Prei Kuk (SPK) provides the earliest record of Khmer temples, predating better known (and better preserved) Angkor Wat by several centuries. Hence, the study of SPK is crucial for understanding the Khmer, pre-Angkorian tradition; and the subsequent development of temple cities such as Angkor Wat in Cambodia"
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TIMELINE OF WORLD HISTORY
TIMELINE OF WORLD HISTORY: "Overview
Country, Southeast Asia.
Area: 69,898 sq mi (181,035 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 13,327,000. Capital: Phnom Penh. The vast majority of the population belongs to the Khmer ethnic group. Language: Khmer (official). Religions: Buddhism (official); also traditional beliefs. Currency: riel. The landscape is dominated by large central plains; the Dangrek Mountains rise along the northern border. Cambodia lies largely in the basin of the Mekong River; the large lake Tonle Sap is in its western part. Much of the country is tropical forest. It is one of the world’s poorest countries. Agriculture employs about three-fourths of the workforce."
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Country, Southeast Asia.
Area: 69,898 sq mi (181,035 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 13,327,000. Capital: Phnom Penh. The vast majority of the population belongs to the Khmer ethnic group. Language: Khmer (official). Religions: Buddhism (official); also traditional beliefs. Currency: riel. The landscape is dominated by large central plains; the Dangrek Mountains rise along the northern border. Cambodia lies largely in the basin of the Mekong River; the large lake Tonle Sap is in its western part. Much of the country is tropical forest. It is one of the world’s poorest countries. Agriculture employs about three-fourths of the workforce."
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Video: Treasures of the Khmer Empire - Angkor Wat Apsara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine ContextAngkor Wat Apsara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine Context
Video: Treasures of the Khmer Empire - Angkor Wat Apsara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine ContextAngkor Wat Apsara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine Context: "A visually stunning production that opens with the narrator in the root covered ruins of Ta Prohm, a Khmer temple that French archaeologists intentionally left in its unrestored state.
Next we travel to Angkor Wat starting with a view across the rainbow bridge and proceeding to the top of the temple. The narrator accurately conveys information about the temple’s connection to Vishnu, the bas relief carvings and the story of the Churning of the Sea of Milk depicted on the east wall"
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Next we travel to Angkor Wat starting with a view across the rainbow bridge and proceeding to the top of the temple. The narrator accurately conveys information about the temple’s connection to Vishnu, the bas relief carvings and the story of the Churning of the Sea of Milk depicted on the east wall"
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About Devata.org - Angkor Wat Apsara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine ContextAngkor Wat Apsara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine Context
About Devata.org - Angkor Wat Apsara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine ContextAngkor Wat Apsara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine Context: "In the 12th Century AD, the Khmer Empire ruled most of what is now Southeast Asia. As Europe struggled in the Dark Ages, King Suryavarman II built the massive edifice of Angkor Wat at the height of his empire’s glory.
Cruciform Gallery devata at Angkor Wat
But within 200 years, the powerful Khmer civilization mysteriously collapsed. Theories about the cause of its downfall abound but nothing is definite. You see, aside from limited temple inscriptions no written records of the great Khmer Empire survived its demise. The “best” written account available is from the Chinese diplomat Zhou Daguan, who recorded his journey to Suvannabhum — the legendary Khmer “Land of Gold” — 150 years after Angkor Wat was completed."
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Cruciform Gallery devata at Angkor Wat
But within 200 years, the powerful Khmer civilization mysteriously collapsed. Theories about the cause of its downfall abound but nothing is definite. You see, aside from limited temple inscriptions no written records of the great Khmer Empire survived its demise. The “best” written account available is from the Chinese diplomat Zhou Daguan, who recorded his journey to Suvannabhum — the legendary Khmer “Land of Gold” — 150 years after Angkor Wat was completed."
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Manoa, vol. 16, no. 1 (2004): In the Shadow of Angkor | UH Press Journals Log
Manoa, vol. 16, no. 1 (2004): In the Shadow of Angkor | UH Press Journals Log: Published twenty-five years after the defeat of the Khmer Rouge regime, In the Shadow of Angkor captures the resurgence of the Cambodian arts community and its efforts to restore a rich literary heritage. In many of the works, the artists defy the decimation of their brothers and sisters by the Khmer Rouge, as well the attempt to erase Cambodia’s memory of its history. The range of expression is impressive: the volume includes poetry, short story, film, rap lyrics, and essays, plus interviews with authors and a portfolio of photographs of Cambodia"
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Cambodia: A Historical Overview | Asia Society
Cambodia: A Historical Overview | Asia Society: "By David Chandler
Cambodia's history is marked with periods of peace and of great calamity. From its early cities to the introduction of Hinduism and Buddhism, the great kingdom of Angkor, colonialism, and the Khmer Rouge, this essay tries to put its current rebuilding of civil society in context of its incredible history and the challenges it faces today."
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Cambodia's history is marked with periods of peace and of great calamity. From its early cities to the introduction of Hinduism and Buddhism, the great kingdom of Angkor, colonialism, and the Khmer Rouge, this essay tries to put its current rebuilding of civil society in context of its incredible history and the challenges it faces today."
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Two girls by illuminated doorway view of central tower at Angkor Wat
Two girls by illuminated doorway view of central tower at Angkor Wat: "Two girls can be seen at the left of an illuminated doorway view of the central tower at Angkor Wat. The two girls and the silhouette of another child seen in the doorway are in shadow, while the tiered Angkor Wat tower is bathed in distant sunlight.
The image conveys not only how visually impressive the Angkor Wat towers are at a distance, but also how dark and cool the interior of the stone temples are in comparison to the outdoor tropical environment."
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The image conveys not only how visually impressive the Angkor Wat towers are at a distance, but also how dark and cool the interior of the stone temples are in comparison to the outdoor tropical environment."
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Cambodian History - Southeast Asian History, Asian History | Questia, Your Online Research Library
Cambodian History - Southeast Asian History, Asian History | Questia, Your Online Research Library: "Cambodia (kămbō´dēə), Khmer Kampuchea, officially Kingdom of Cambodia, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 13,607,000), 69,898 sq mi (181,035 sq km), SE Asia. Cambodia is bordered by Thailand on the west and north, by Laos on the north, by Vietnam on the east, and by the Gulf of Thailand on the south. Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city. "
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The Hill Center for World Studies: Workshops
The Hill Center for World Studies: Workshops: "The goal of this project is to pull together a vast amount of scholarship on empires and imperialism, produced over the past three decades, in order to help our audiences imagine the world through the imperial rubric. Click to go to Empires Homepage>
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Cambodia’s historical legacy | Conciliation Resources
Cambodia’s historical legacy | Conciliation Resources: "Angkor
Between the ninth and the 15th centuries AD, a Hindu-Buddhist, Khmer-speaking kingdom centred in Cambodia’s northwest was a powerful presence in Southeast Asia, extending its influence over much of present-day Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Hundreds of elegant stone and brick temples, over 1,000 inscriptions in Sanskrit and Khmer and a wealth of mesmerisingly beautiful sculpture testify to the magnificence and complexity of the kingdom, the richness of its art and the sometimes awesome power of its rulers."
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Between the ninth and the 15th centuries AD, a Hindu-Buddhist, Khmer-speaking kingdom centred in Cambodia’s northwest was a powerful presence in Southeast Asia, extending its influence over much of present-day Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Hundreds of elegant stone and brick temples, over 1,000 inscriptions in Sanskrit and Khmer and a wealth of mesmerisingly beautiful sculpture testify to the magnificence and complexity of the kingdom, the richness of its art and the sometimes awesome power of its rulers."
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Cambodia’s historical legacy | Conciliation Resources
Cambodia’s historical legacy | Conciliation Resources: "Angkor
Between the ninth and the 15th centuries AD, a Hindu-Buddhist, Khmer-speaking kingdom centred in Cambodia’s northwest was a powerful presence in Southeast Asia, extending its influence over much of present-day Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Hundreds of elegant stone and brick temples, over 1,000 inscriptions in Sanskrit and Khmer and a wealth of mesmerisingly beautiful sculpture testify to the magnificence and complexity of the kingdom, the richness of its art and the sometimes awesome power of its rulers."
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Between the ninth and the 15th centuries AD, a Hindu-Buddhist, Khmer-speaking kingdom centred in Cambodia’s northwest was a powerful presence in Southeast Asia, extending its influence over much of present-day Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Hundreds of elegant stone and brick temples, over 1,000 inscriptions in Sanskrit and Khmer and a wealth of mesmerisingly beautiful sculpture testify to the magnificence and complexity of the kingdom, the richness of its art and the sometimes awesome power of its rulers."
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Timeline: The History of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge | Enemies of the People | POV | PBS
Timeline: The History of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge | Enemies of the People | POV | PBS: "Find out more about the history of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge and the parallel story of Thet Sambath, investigative journalist and co-director of Enemies of the People."
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EAWC: Ancient China
EAWC: Ancient China: "Imagine: a collection of poems whose date of authorship has not been determined. Imagine: a Chinese thinker about whom little is known and whose authorship of the poems has been challenged. Then read statements like these: "Accept being unimportant" and "Give up learning, and put an end to your troubles." You have entered the mysterious world of The Tao Te Ching."
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Angkor guide
Angkor guide: "Angkor Wat?
Here's a translation of Maurice Glaize's popular and definitive 1944 guide to the Angkor Monuments for free.
Read it online or download the fully illustrated text."
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Here's a translation of Maurice Glaize's popular and definitive 1944 guide to the Angkor Monuments for free.
Read it online or download the fully illustrated text."
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JACQUES-EDOUARD BERGER FOUNDATION: Angkor
JACQUES-EDOUARD BERGER FOUNDATION: Angkor: "SCULPTURES AND BAS-RELIEFS IN KHMER ART by Olivier Saltet
The idealized faces the sculptors of ancient Cambodia so skilfully managed to draw forth from stone represent strikingly realistic portraits that capture the majesty and impassivity of gods, as well as the compassion of divinities imbued with a gentle inner smile.
In their bas-reliefs, these artists devoted their talent not only to depicting the deities, but to realistically reproducing the secular world as well: the temple gallery walls are lined with military processions, raging battles, or simple everyday scenes carved with an amazing sense of movement and composition."
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The idealized faces the sculptors of ancient Cambodia so skilfully managed to draw forth from stone represent strikingly realistic portraits that capture the majesty and impassivity of gods, as well as the compassion of divinities imbued with a gentle inner smile.
In their bas-reliefs, these artists devoted their talent not only to depicting the deities, but to realistically reproducing the secular world as well: the temple gallery walls are lined with military processions, raging battles, or simple everyday scenes carved with an amazing sense of movement and composition."
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Angkor Wat Temple, Angkor, Cambodia
Angkor Wat Temple, Angkor, Cambodia: "Angkor Wat is a spectacular temple in southwest Cambodia, built by the vanished Khmer empire. It was constructed during the reign of king Suryavarman II, who ruled from 1113 to at least 1145. In those days, it was customary for the Khmer Empire to maintain a state temple at the heart of the city. However, when Suryavarman assumed power, the existing Baphuon state temple was dedicated to Shiva. Suryavarman worshiped Vishnu, and wished to honor him with a new temple south of the existing capital. This new state temple came to be called Angkor Wat, meaning "The city that is a temple.""
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Asian Historical Architecture: a Photographic Survey
Asian Historical Architecture: a Photographic Survey: "Welcome to www.orientalarchitecture.com, a photographic survey of Asia's architectural heritage. Here you can view over 17,500 photos of 848 sites in twenty-one countries, with background information and virtual tours. This website is a collection of photos from many different contributors."
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World Religions
World Religions: ""It appears that throughout the world man has always been seeking something beyond his own death, beyond his own problems, something that will be enduring, true and timeless. He has called is God, he has given it many names; and most of us believe in something of that kind, without ever actually experiencing it.""
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OHASSTA - Welcome to the OHASSTA web site!
OHASSTA - Welcome to the OHASSTA web site!:
Lots of great world history teaching resources to download
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Lots of great world history teaching resources to download
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Angkor
Angkor: "The ancient city of Angkor , built in brick and sandstone by the Khmer empire, is spread over 40+ miles around the modern day city of Siem Reap near the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. Built from around 800's-1200 ce it is now believed to have once held one million residents before it was deserted in the 15th century"'via Blog this'
Overview - Cambodia Lesson Plans - Resource and Curriculum Guides at Primary Source, Inc.
Overview - Cambodia Lesson Plans - Resource and Curriculum Guides at Primary Source, Inc.:
"Long an immigrant city, Lowell, Massachusetts, is well known as the home of one of the largest Cambodian populations in the United States. Thanks to a grant from the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation, ten K-12 Lowell teachers in partnership with Primary Source created more than twenty interdisciplinary lessons on Cambodia to better engage their students and generate understanding of their histories and cultures. The lessons range from daily life in a Cambodian village to literature and history lessons around Luong Ung's memoir First They Killed My Father, to lessons helping newly arrived Cambodians adjust to school life in the United States. Each of the lessons incorporates literacy objectives in addition to content objectives. The lessons provide global models for curriculum writing about any culture."
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APSARA - Angkor
APSARA - Angkor: "Angkor is more than the temples of Banteay Srei and Angkor Vat or the Kulen Mountains. Angkor encompasses the civilization of our ancestors. It is a geographical region with hundreds of temples and vestiges of monuments and infrastructure. It also lends its name to a historical period. Angkor is a unique cultural heritage, a living testimony of our past, and the foundation of our identity as a nation. Angkor continues to contribute to Cambodia's evolution"
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Download Siksacakr Articles « Center for Khmer Studies
Download Siksacakr Articles « Center for Khmer Studies: "ksacakr (the Wheel of Knowledge) is the Center for Khmer Studies’ peer-reviewed, trilingual journal focusing on new trends in Khmer Studies. Articles are written in Khmer, English or French. All contributions are translated into Khmer.
Aimed primarily at providing Cambodian scholars with a link to international scholarship on Khmer and Southeast Asian studies, Siksacakr is a valuable resource for informing scholars about new directions and new research in Khmer Studies. Siksacakr also provides senior and emerging scholars, both international and Cambodian, with a respected venue for publication."
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Aimed primarily at providing Cambodian scholars with a link to international scholarship on Khmer and Southeast Asian studies, Siksacakr is a valuable resource for informing scholars about new directions and new research in Khmer Studies. Siksacakr also provides senior and emerging scholars, both international and Cambodian, with a respected venue for publication."
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Alison in Cambodia | a blog about archaeology and related issues in Cambodia
Alison in Cambodia | a blog about archaeology and related issues in Cambodia: "am very pleased to be able to share some information about the recently discovered site of Kok Treas that was excavated by archaeologists from the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts earlier this year"
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About Us - Eat Your Kimchi
About Us - Eat Your Kimchi: "Simon and Martina are a married Canadian couple that moved to South Korea in 2008 and have been there ever since."
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new media | Middle Savagery
new media | Middle Savagery: "In his 2002 article for the International Journal of Heritage Studies, Tim Winter outlines the history of Angkor, as UNESCO terms it, “a geographical region, an archaeological site and a cultural concept”. Angkor “emerged as a major seat of power early in the 9th century AD and lasted until the capital’s abandonment in the middle decades of the 15th century” wherein god-kings would construct an irrigation network followed by statues of deceased parents and then a mountain temple dedicated to the king himself."
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Angkor — National Geographic Magazine
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From the air, the centuries-old temple appears and vanishes like a hallucination. At first it is no more than an umber smudge in the forest canopy of northern Cambodia. Beneath us sprawls the lost city of Angkor, now in ruins and populated mostly by peasant rice farmers. Clusters of Khmer homes, perched on spindly stilts to cope with flooding during the summer monsoon, dot the landscape from the Tonle Sap, the "great lake" of Southeast Asia, some 20 miles to the south, to the Kulen Hills, a ridge jutting from the floodplain a roughly equal distance to the north. Then, as Donald Cooney guides the ultralight plane over the treetops, the magnificent temple comes into view.
Angkor Wat. Vishnu's heavenly palace | World heritage - UNESCO Multimedia Archives
Angkor Wat. Vishnu's heavenly palace | World heritage - UNESCO Multimedia Archives: "Angkor Wat, built during the early years of the 12th century by Suryavaram II, honors the Hindu god Vishnu and is a symbolic representation of Hindu cosmology. "
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Thursday, June 6, 2013
KHMER RESOURCES
Cosmology in Khmer Architecture Information Sheet - Nancy Irons-Murray | ||
http://ohassta.org/resources/world.htm |
Teacher's Guides - Classroom - The History Channel from FOXTEL (Australia & New Zealand)
Teacher's Guides - Classroom - The History Channel from FOXTEL (Australia & New Zealand): "Secret Worlds: The Lost City of Angkor Wat
Secret Worlds: THE LOST CITY OF ANGKOR WAT
PROGRAMME LENGTH
1 hour
SCREENING DETAILS
Monday June 18 at 9.30am EST/ NZ
This program looks at the rise and fall of the Khmer Empire in Cambodia. The “mystery” of the demise of this empire is the main focus of the program.
The work of Sydney University’s Greater Angkor Project is featured throughout. There is some of the most up-to-date archaeological equipment and techniques on display.
This would be an ideal study for any class studying archaeology and / or Angkorian society.
Denis Mootz"
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Secret Worlds: THE LOST CITY OF ANGKOR WAT
PROGRAMME LENGTH
1 hour
SCREENING DETAILS
Monday June 18 at 9.30am EST/ NZ
This program looks at the rise and fall of the Khmer Empire in Cambodia. The “mystery” of the demise of this empire is the main focus of the program.
The work of Sydney University’s Greater Angkor Project is featured throughout. There is some of the most up-to-date archaeological equipment and techniques on display.
This would be an ideal study for any class studying archaeology and / or Angkorian society.
Denis Mootz"
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Khmer Empire: Angkor Wat | QL #181
Khmer Empire: Angkor Wat | QL #181: "Khmer Empire: Angkor Wat
How did religious, political, and economic factors in the Khmer Empire influence the building of Angkor Wat?"
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How did religious, political, and economic factors in the Khmer Empire influence the building of Angkor Wat?"
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Higher Intellect | Content Delivery Network
Higher Intellect | Content Delivery Network: "Higher Intellect - Content Delivery Network
Welcome to Higher Intellect! You are currently accessing a host within our content delivery network, which places mirrors of our text archive in various locations globally. This landing page will provide bandwidth usage information for the host you're currently connected to, along with links to access the text archive and news updates related to the CDN. Please refer to the directory links on the left side to access the archive.
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Welcome to Higher Intellect! You are currently accessing a host within our content delivery network, which places mirrors of our text archive in various locations globally. This landing page will provide bandwidth usage information for the host you're currently connected to, along with links to access the text archive and news updates related to the CDN. Please refer to the directory links on the left side to access the archive.
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Way of Life in the Khmer Empire | History at the University of Queensland
Way of Life in the Khmer Empire | History at the University of Queensland: "Way of Life in the Khmer Empire
Our knowledge of everyday life in the Khmer empire is based largely on three main sources: stone inscriptions written in Sanskrit (the classical Indian language) or old Khmer, which were translated by French and other Western scholars including the famous George Coedes (1886-1969), stone reliefs on some of the temples of the Angkor complex, and descriptions written by foreign visitors.
One of the most famous of these latter sources was the account written by the Chinese envoy, Chou Ta-Kuan (or Zhou Daguan). For many centuries China had maintained trade relations with Angkor. Chou stayed for one year in Angkor in 1296 and recorded his account in Memorials on the Customs of Cambodia. His record is the only surviving first person account of Khmer daily life. From this work we can obtain a detailed picture of the religious life, the role of women, local customs, housing and architecture, the system of justice, agriculture, language and writing, the local diet, health, village organization, and the local flora and fauna in the later period of the Angkorean Empire."
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Our knowledge of everyday life in the Khmer empire is based largely on three main sources: stone inscriptions written in Sanskrit (the classical Indian language) or old Khmer, which were translated by French and other Western scholars including the famous George Coedes (1886-1969), stone reliefs on some of the temples of the Angkor complex, and descriptions written by foreign visitors.
One of the most famous of these latter sources was the account written by the Chinese envoy, Chou Ta-Kuan (or Zhou Daguan). For many centuries China had maintained trade relations with Angkor. Chou stayed for one year in Angkor in 1296 and recorded his account in Memorials on the Customs of Cambodia. His record is the only surviving first person account of Khmer daily life. From this work we can obtain a detailed picture of the religious life, the role of women, local customs, housing and architecture, the system of justice, agriculture, language and writing, the local diet, health, village organization, and the local flora and fauna in the later period of the Angkorean Empire."
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Folktakes from South east Asia
"A variety of factors ranging from pedagogical strategies to key values students learn underpin the teaching of folktales in classrooms. Gain a comprehensive understanding of how folktales currently figure into school curricula in Southeast Asia and Korea. "
Weavers’ Stories from Island Southeast Asia
"In Weavers’ Stories from Island Southeast Asia, weavers and batik artists speak for themselves in videos recorded at eight sites in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and East Timor. What motivates them to create new patterns? How do they adjust to changing social and economic situations? A panoply of human emotions and experience—determination, longing, dream inspiration, theft, war, and more—emerge from the stories of these remarkable women. The videos are accompanied by newly made textiles created by each of the featured weavers and batik makers."
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Chinese Geography: Readings and Maps | Asia for Educators | Columbia University
Chinese Geography: Readings and Maps | Asia for Educators | Columbia University: "The consultant for this unit was Professor Ronald Knapp of the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz. Professor Knapp is a geographer who specializes on China.
This unit begins with a set of maps, both general and outline, and then divides discussion of China's geography into four topical areas. The discussion refers to the maps and other visuals imbedded in the text. Suggested Questions for Discussion that can be used to guide students through the material in all four topics are grouped together at the end of the units."
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This unit begins with a set of maps, both general and outline, and then divides discussion of China's geography into four topical areas. The discussion refers to the maps and other visuals imbedded in the text. Suggested Questions for Discussion that can be used to guide students through the material in all four topics are grouped together at the end of the units."
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Xinjiang, China: Ethnicity and Economic Development | GeoCurrents
Xinjiang, China: Ethnicity and Economic Development | GeoCurrents: "An impressive map of China’s per capita GDP by prefecture, reposted here, appeared in late 2012 on the website Skyscraper City, posted by user “Chrissib” Cicerone. According to the map, the two poorest parts of China are in southern Gansu province, an area demographically dominated by Han Chinese, and in southwestern Xinjiang, an area demographically dominated by Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking, Sunni Muslim people."
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Postcolonial Studies @ Emory
Postcolonial Studies @ Emory: "his site currently contains more than 150 pages on postcolonial authors, artists, theorists, terms and issues. Please note that we have tried to avoid duplication of existing resources on the internet in this project; hence the absence of certain obvious topics which may be found elsewhere on the web quite readily. If some pages look like they are duplications of information available elsewhere, please pay attention to our dates of publication, because they probably appeared first on this site. Suggestions for new pages are welcome."
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