Devata.org offers important book news and book reviews relating to Southeast Asian and South Asian culture, Our focus topics include the Khmer Empire and culture, Thai culture, Cambodian dance, French colonial literature, Cambodian and Thai folktales, the role of women in ancient and modern societies, Khmer and Indian temples featuring goddesses, apsaras and devata, heritage preservation.
King Sihamoni received US Ambassador Carol Rodley, accepting her diplomatic papers and, as protocol dictates, conducting an official exchange of gifts between the two nations. Ambassador Rodley chose her American gifts quite carefully. US Ambassador Gifts Cambodian Dance and Angkor Books to King Sihamoni
The author gives a comprehensive view of the diversity of Hindu beliefs relating to the Mother Goddess and her myriad daughters.
Ms. Desai’s book covers a broad range of topics including the history of the Khajuraho monuments, their architectural components and she addresses controversies inspired by their erotic content. Book Review of Khajuraho by Devangana Desai
Paul Cravath’s Earth in Flower bears witness to rich history of royal Khmer dance tradition until the very end. Lost Dance Troupe of Cambodia-Book Review of Earth in Flower by Kaunana Magazine
Michel Jacq-Hergoualc’h’s artistic and analytical milestone is a fascinating resource for Khmerophiles everywhere, as well as for readers interested in ancient warfare in general. The Armies of Angkor Military Structure and Weaponry of the Khmers Book Review
Provocative, well researched and an indispensable research source, David Gordon White gives clear, detailed insights into the origins and evolution of Tantric practices. Kiss of the Yogini by David Gordon White Book Review
This book is essential reading if you’re heading to Cambodia as a tourist on your first visit…or if you’re a scholar immersed in Southeast Asian studies. Book Review of A Record of Cambodia by Zhou Daguan
Imagine… A wealthy Western nation decides to “protect” a poor Asian country whose capital is 10,000 kilometers away from its own. Book Review of Colonial Cambodia’s Bad Frenchmen by Gregor Muller
Holmes Beach resident Kent Davis could have been forgiven if he had given up his dreams of publishing books on Asian history, supporting a Cambodian school, and decoding the mystery of the 1,780 female statues at Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia. Island publisher renews quest to solve mystery of Angkor Wat women
Two recently published books on Cambodia’s classical dance reveal aspects of the art that have rarely been addressed in previous works. The Language of Khmer Classical Dance in Cambodia
