Spotlighting Khmer Mythology

Spotlighting Khmer mythology Preliminary remarks This is not a systematic Khmer mythology; the spotlights will light up some details and show up the context. The genuine religion of the Khmer is Animism. From India they took over Shivaism, Vishnuism, and Buddhism. These were modified and developed in a creative way; the 'Indian' religions in Cambodia may be quite different from their origin
Indra	Naga and Garuda Naga and Buddha	Shiva	Lingam	Vishnu Krishna & Rama	Devata
The Buddha	Bodhisattva	Iconoclasm	Animism	Kings	Female and male power
References: Jacobsen, Trudy, Lost goddesses: The denial of female power in Cambodian history, Copenhagen, 2008. Roveda, Vittorio, Images of the Gods, Khmer Mythology in Cambodia, Laos & Thailand, Bangkok, 2005. Zimmer, Heinrich, Indische Mythen und Symbole, Düsseldorf, 1973.

Spotlighting Khmer mythology