Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Notes on the Transliteration System ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I. Cambodian Religion and the Historical Construction of Nation
7. 1. The Future of Cambodia’s Past A Messianic Middle-Period Cambodian Royal Cult 13
8. 2. Khmer Identity and Theraväda Buddhism 40
9. 3. Making a Religion of the Nation and Its Language: The French Protectorate (1863–1954) and the Dhammakāy 63
10. Part II. The Icon of the Leper King
11. 4. The Suffering of Kings: Substitute Bodies, Healing, and Justice in Cambodia 91
12. 5. Stec Gaṃlaṅ’ and Yāy Deb: Worshiping Kings and Queens in Cambodia Today 113
13. Part III. The Ethnography of Contemporary Cambodian Religion
14. 6. Khmer Buddhism, Female Asceticism, and Salvation 133
15. 7. A Medium Possession Practice and Its Relationship with Cambodian Buddhism: The Grū Pāramī 150
16. 8. Clay into Stone: A Modern-Day Tāpas’ 170
17. Part IV. The Transnationalism of Cambodian Religion
18. 9. Locating the Transnational in Cambodia’s Dhammayātrā 197
19. 10. The Spirit Cult of Khleang Moeung in Long Beach, California 213
20. References 227
21. Contributors 249
22. Index 253