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PROF Ashley Thompson's Outputs (4)

Early Theravadin Cambodia: Perspectives from the History of Art and Archaeology (2022)
Book
Thompson, A. (Ed.). (2022). Early Theravadin Cambodia: Perspectives from the History of Art and Archaeology. NUS Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2wn4cdz

What explains the spread of Theravada Buddhism? And how is it entangled with the identity shifts that over the next four hundred years gave rise to the Buddhist state now called Cambodia? Early Theravadin Cambodia sheds light on one of the outstandin... Read More about Early Theravadin Cambodia: Perspectives from the History of Art and Archaeology.

Icons: Standing out from the Narrative in Theravādin Art (2022)
Book Chapter
Thompson, A. (2022). Icons: Standing out from the Narrative in Theravādin Art. In S. C. Berkwitz, & A. Thompson (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Theravada Buddhism. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351026666-25

There is a window at the heights of the monumental structure of fourteenth-century Wat Si Chum at Sukhothai, northern Thailand. The window looks in, not out, over the shoulder of the colossal seated Buddha statue, allowing one to peer down discreetly... Read More about Icons: Standing out from the Narrative in Theravādin Art.

Routledge Handbook of Theravāda Buddhism (2022)
Book
Berkwitz, S. C., & Thompson, A. (Eds.). (2022). Routledge Handbook of Theravāda Buddhism. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351026666

Among one of the older subfields in Buddhist Studies, the study of Theravāda Buddhism is undergoing a revival by contemporary scholars who are revising long-held conventional views of the tradition while undertaking new approaches and engaging new su... Read More about Routledge Handbook of Theravāda Buddhism.