Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Transliteration xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Getting Sited in Cambodia 27
7. 2. The Funeral 42
8. 3. Rice, Water, Hierarchy 82
9. 4. Building Deathpower and Rituals of Sovereignty 115
10. 5. Binding Mighty Death 138
11. 6. Gifts and Hungry Ghosts 159
12. 7. Eating Leftovers, Rumor, and Witchcraft 189
13. 8. Buddhism Makes Brahmanism 215
14. Notes 249
15. Khmer Glossary 261
16. Works Cited 267
17. Index 287