Angkor Wat: Temple, Mystery, and Imperial Power — Fexingo History
The Devaraja Cult: God-Kings and Sacred Politics at Angkor — Fexingo History
This episode explores the devaraja cult, a Hindu-inspired god-king ideology underpinning Khmer imperial power. It discusses origins under Jayavarman II, its adaptation by later kings, and how it shaped Angkorian architecture and later waned with the rise of Theravada Buddhism.…