Cambodian Culture - Areca Nut, History of Eastern Art, Culture of Cambodia, Rural Khmer House, Paan, Cambodian Art, Betel, New Khmer Architecture, Reamker, Cambodian New Year, Religion in Cambodia, Dance in Cambodia (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 64. Chapters: Areca nut, History of Eastern art, Culture of Cambodia, Rural Khmer house, Paan, Cambodian art, Betel, New Khmer Architecture, Reamker, Cambodian New Year, Religion in Cambodia, Dance in Cambodia, Social organization in Cambodia, Wat, Social class in Cambodia, Khmer sculpture, Yeay Mao, Vann Molyvann, Courtship, marriage, and divorce in Cambodia, Royal Ploughing Ceremony, Day of Remembrance, Yantra tattooing, Public holidays in Cambodia, Preah Botumthera Som, Cambodian name, Pchum Ben, Childhood and adolescence in Cambodia, Spirit house, Romvong, Melodorum fruticosum, Romkbach, Manohara, Jamrieng Samai, Sampeah, Preah Thaong and Neang Neak, Pathya Vat, Pidan, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts. Excerpt: The history of Eastern art includes a vast range of influences from various cultures and religions. Developments in Eastern art historically parallel those in Western art, in general a few centuries earlier. African art, Islamic art, Indian art, Korean Art, Chinese art, and Japanese art each had significant influence on Western art, and, vice-versa. is art of Hindu-Javanese origin that grew from the work of artisans of the Majapahit Kingdom, with their expansion to Bali in the late 13th century. From the 16th until the 20th centuries, the village of Kamasan, Klungkung (East Bali), was the centre of classical Balinese art. During the first part of the 20th century, new varieties of Balinese art developed. Since the late twentieth century, Ubud and its neighboring villages established a reputation as the center of Balinese art. Ubud and Batuan are known for their paintings, Mas for their woodcarvings, Celuk for gold and silver smiths, and Batubulan for their stone carvings. Covarrubias describes Balinese art as, ..". a highly developed, although informal Baroque folk art that combines the peasant liveliness with the...