This chapter explores the interconnections between the temple economy and Angkorian society over six centuries, highlighting how temples served as social and economic anchors, …

Angkor could be viewed as being towards the low end of a continuum of monetisation. Arguably there were markets in regional centres for high value goods, where prices were negotiated, …

Angkorian urbanism holds intrinsic interest, but also comparative value in studying ancient states. So does the less-developed topic of political economy regarding both Angkor’s agrarian …

2020年4月5日 · This fusion served as both the religious core of the society and as the political and economic basis on which the empire was built. The Khmer society was led by an …

Chapters by leading scholars combine evidence from archaeology, texts, and the natural sciences to introduce the Angkorian state, describe its structure, and explain its persistence over more …

The relationship between the Angkorian Empire and its capital is important for understanding how this state was sustained. The empire’s political economy is studied by analysing data from Pre …

Studying inscriptions and inconsistencies in the most detailed accounts of temple offerings and listings of the workforce, the authors show how the “temple economy ”, where “ deities come …

Angkorian economy: Technologies and catalysts Angkor’s power depended on a bureaucratic system centered around the universal authority of the Khmer king and a non-monetized …

There is significant evidence that the 13th to 15th centuries at Angkor represented a time of profound transformation in the Khmer world across various domains such as religion, politics, …

2019年1月1日 · Universal Rule and Precarious Empire: Power and Fragility in the Angkorian State volume, is that the Angkor-anchored political system (with its extraordinarily high demands for …