Sbek Thom : Khmer Shadow Theater.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781501719332
- 791.5/3/09596
- PN1979.S5 .K738 1995
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements by the Author -- Sbek Thom (English edition): -- Preface -- Sbek Thom in the Art and Life of the Khmer People -- The History of Shadow Theater in Cambodia -- The Musical Ensemble for Sbek Thom -- Fabrication and Care of Sbek Thom Figures -- Narration in Sbek Thom -- Performing Sbek Thom -- The Story in Sbek Thom -- The Khmer Reamker and Other Khmer Arts -- Sbek Thom Performance in Siem Riep -- Sbek Thom in Cambodia's Past, Present, and Future -- Appendix: Programs of Three Types of Sbek Thom Performances -- Photographs of One Hundred and Fifty Three Sbek Thom Shadow Figures.
A book studying the history and significance of shadow puppet theater in Cambodia. Khmer and English texts, as well as 153 full-page photographs, describe the Khmer Reamker, an ancient story whose episodes and characters have figured in Cambodian.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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