Merit-Making Activities and the Latent Ideal of the Buddhist Wat in Southwestern Cambodia

The divergent experiences surrounding merit-making acts represent the distinct backgrounds of individuals and communities that have emerged in postwar Cambodia. This article examines merit-making activities in two Buddhist temples in southwestern Cambodia and the influence of political patronage on...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matthew O'Lemmon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
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Online Access:http://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jsaa/article/view/775