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As in Heaven, So on Earth: The Politics of Visnu, Śiva and Harihara Images in Preangkorian Khmer Civilisation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2003

Paul A. Lavy
Paul A. Lavy
Affiliation:
The University of California, Los Angeles and the Pennsylvania State University, University Park. [email protected]
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Abstract

Analysis of the earliest sculpture and epigraphy of Southeast Asia reveals contrasting geographic patterns regarding the worship of Hindu deities. During the seventh century, efforts to consolidate political authority by Khmer rulers led to the deployment of Harihara, a god that embodied multiple conceptions of power and could serve as a ready statement of political and religious unification.

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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , February 2003 , pp. 21 - 39
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© 2003 The National University of Singapore

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