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Documents the world-famous reliefs of Angkor's temples in this beautiful work

Table of Contents

IntroductionCreation Out of Conflict: Vishnu at the Churning of the OceanThe Battle of Pragjyotisha: Vishnu-Krishna and the Army of NarakaThe Battle of Shonitapura: Vishnu-Krishna and the Asura BanaThe Tarakamaya War: Vishnu and the Asura KalanemiThe Battle of Lanka: Rama and RavanaThe Battle of Kurukshetra: Yudhishthira and SalyaKing Paramavishnuloka and the Apparatus of StateKing Yama and the Apparatus of DeathThe Four Sides: The Cosmic CycleAppendix 1: Slit-Scan-Technik at Angkor / Jaroslav PoncarAppendix 2: Asian Names and Terms / Thomas S. MaxwellAppendix 3: Sanskrit and Old Khmer Sources / Thomas S. MaxwellFootnotes and Bibliography / Thomas S. Maxwell

About the Author

Jaroslav Poncar is professor for photo engineering and media technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne. He is currently in charge of photographic documentation of Angkor Wat as part of the UNESCO program for the preservation of Angkor.