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	Reamker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		[[]]Reamker, [riːəmkeː], is a Cambodian epic poem, based on India's Ramayana epic.
		The name means "Glory of Rama" and was written in the 17th century.
		The Reamker is also used in various forms of Khmer theatre called lkhaon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Reamker (150 words)

	artistic freedom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		To ensure the traditional art of painting the scenes and characters of the Reamker would not disappear in Cambodia, the hundreds of characters from the epic tale could be compiled in a dictionary, each with its own illustration and description.
		The Reamker has always been a comerstone of Cambodian culture, and pagodas have traditionally commissioned artists to paint the epic on their walls, Ly Daravuth said.
		The Reamker tells the story of Rama who, with the help of his brother and the monkey Hanuman, tries to rescue his wife Sita from a 10-head and 20-arm demon.
	www.reyum.org /media/misc-articles/reamker.htm (1540 words)

	Dance \| the Spirit of Cambodia \| Arts & Culture
		An example of a story that does not appear in Indian texts and performance is that of the encounter between Hanuman, the monkey general, and Sovann Maccha, the mermaid, a favorite of Cambodian audiences.
		In the Reamker, issues of trust, loyalty, love, and revenge are played out in dramatic encounters between princes and giants, monkeys and mermaids, and a forlorn princess.
		Indeed, though it is understood that Preah Ream is an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, his characteristics and those of the others in the story are interpreted in Cambodia as those of mere mortals, not of the gods as is the case in India.
	www.asiasource.org /cambodia/reamker.htm (358 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Reyum is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition and the publishing of a new book which consider traditional Khmer painting and the Reamker, the Khmer version of the Ramayana.
		This project began because we felt that forms of traditional painting were not being passed down to the younger generations while stories such as the Reamker, which once were central to the canon of traditional painting, were no longer being remembered.
		An accompanying book, published on the occasion of this exhibition, introduces readers to the Reamker by offering a version of the story written by the Palace Minister Thiounn in 1903 as the mural paintings of the Reamker, still on view today in the Royal Palace, were being painted.
	www.reyum.org /exhibitions/exhibition12/exhibition12.htm (433 words)

	The Cambodia Daily WEEKEND
		On the same night, the institute opened an exhibition of Reamker paintings-some of which were reproduced in the book-done by the Cambodian painter Chet Chan.
		The difficulties Daravuth and Muan met in the project are reflected in the title of the book-The Reamker, Painted by Chet Chan.
		The Reamker has always been a cornerstone of Cambodian culture, and pagodas have traditionally commissioned artists to paint the epic on their walls, Ly Daravuth said.
	www.camnet.com.kh /cambodia.daily/selected_features/reamker.htm (1550 words)

	Where Lord Ram is preach ream and Ravana krong reap
		The Reamker, the Cambodian version of the Ramayana, has a strong Buddhist influence and the image of Ram, an incarnation of Vishnu, the preserver in Hinduism's Trinity, has been modified to resemble that of Siddhartha, who eventually became the Buddha.
		"Reamker in Cambodia dates back to the third century," said Mil loom, a government-approved guide, who claims to have joined the profession when he was all of five.
		The Reamker also has some additional characters, such as Nil Ek, the aide-de-camp of Ram's trusted follower and monkey general Hanuman, and Sovann Maccha, the queen of the mermaids.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0402/261.html (544 words)

	Lakhon Khol
		There is evidence from some pagodas where Reamker (Ramayana) manuscripts were preserved, containing male troupes comprising of the novice monks began performing in masked theatre.
		Masked theatre was assumed to have been introduced during the reign of King Ang Duong into Cambodia in the mid-19th century, however the art form maybe older and seems to have been performed during the Angkorean Period from the 9th -15th century A.D. Lakhon khol corresponds to khon theatre of neighbouring Thailand.
		It is believed that the Reamker revolves around mundane lives of the villagers and the supernatural, villagers would refused to perform any scenes involving deaths or separation fearing that it would promote bad luck.
	www.angelfire.com /art/apsarakhmer/lakhon_khol.htm (570 words)

	Untitled Document
		The Reamker is the Khmer version of the Ramayana, the famous Indian epic, just as the Phralak Phraram is the Laotian version (Prophet 40).
		The Reamker, its antiquity attested by the images in the twelfth century bas-reliefs of Angkor Wat and of Banteay Samre, provides the principal subject matter in the repertory of court dances.
		The Reamker is an epic that requires several whole days if it is to be given in its totality.
	prophet-worldmusic.artistes.universalmusic.fr /uk/cd39.htm (1877 words)

	Journal of Folklore Research - Book Notes
		Mera was an apsara or celestial dancer and consort of the Hindu god Shiva, also a god of dance, and she continues to serve as a national icon.
		In addition, the Reamker, the Khmer language version of the Indian epic Ramayana, may have originated as a libretto for a dance drama in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
		The former is the topic of Chapter Two, in which the genre is constrasted with other types of Southeast Asian shadow theater, its performance is detailed, and the design of the leather shadow panels is described.
	iupjournals.org /folklore/book/cambodia.html (728 words)

	Khmer classical dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Reamker dancers from the court of King Sisowath at Angkor Wat in the early 20th century.
		Khmer classical dance, also known as Khmer royal ballet or Khmer court dance, is a form of dance in Cambodia originally peformed only for royalty.
		In the Reamker dance drama, a lkhaon, these 4 types of characters are plentiful.
	www.dcult.com /Dance-(H-Z)/Khmer_classical_dance.php (1113 words)

	Ramayana References
		Dance, the Spirit of Cambodia, (a project of the Royal University of Fine Arts, Phonm Penh) toured a program of classical and folk dance and music from Cambodia August 11—September 29, 2001.
		From their program notes: "A uniquely Khmer version of the written text, the Reamker is dated to the 16th century, by which time Buddhism was integrated into the evolving Khmer culture.
		The stories of the Reamker provide a direct link from a mythic past to present realities.
	www.ias.berkeley.edu /orias/SEARama/RamaReferences.htm (292 words)

	About the Sbek Touch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		He cut figures of the Reamker (Khmer version of the Ramayana) out of the skins.
		With its very large - and inarticulate - leather pieces, between 1 to 2 meters high, this theatre can only be staged in a large place as it requires a 12 meter screen.The plays were at the beginning, only for special occasions such as the water festival or the king's birthday.
		It represents the figures of the Reamker, the Khmer Ramayana, legendary saga, holy to the Hindus.
	jinja.apsara.org /sovannaphum/sovannaphum3sbeiktouch.htm (1775 words)

	CPAmedia.com: Cambodia's Cultural Arts
		King Norodom's decision to order the painting of the mural, together with the style and technique, were clearly influenced by the Ramakien murals at Bangkok--yet they have a charm and distinction which is also their own, and in some sections are better preserved than their Bangkok counterparts.
		This describes the story of Prince Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu, and his wife Sita who is kidnapped by Ravana, the demon-king of Lanka.
		The Reamker is also the main base for traditional theatrical performances including those of the Royal Theatre.
	www.cpamedia.com /articles/20051020_02 (3220 words)

	GenerAsian Forum: One WORLD, One Connection... - Reamker Ancient Epic Legend-
		The Reamker is a Khmer version of Ramayana, which is an Indian legend initially written by Valmiki.
		The legend traveled throughout Asia and as it was brought orally, it was modified by the tellers.
		The king gave them a bundle of sacred mungworts and twenty cloves of garlic and said, “if you eat these and shun the sunlight for one hundred days, you will assume human form.
	www.aznforum.com /community/printthread.php?t=361 (751 words)

	Theater Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The royal theater is based on the great epic produced in ancient India, the Ramayana, which was adapted in Cambodia and called the Reamker.
		As well as performing the classical Reamker, the National Theater has produced contemporary history of the country called The Life of the Notion of Cambodia.
		The production charts the history of the country's king, the French protectorate, Prince Sihanouk's regime, the Lon Nal years and the wars, the Pol Pot regime, the aftermath, the arrival of the United Nations and the crowning of King Sihanouk.
	park.org /Thailand/MoreAboutAsia/cambodia/arts.html (570 words)

	CARA - Cultural Performance
		The Reamker is the Khmer version of the epic story, the Ramayana, whose origin can be found in India.
		The Reamker is one of the most beloved dance-dramas in Cambodia.
		This dance an excerpt from the Reamker, features an important warrior in Rama's monkey army, Hanuman.
	www.caraweb.org /press/culturalperformance.html (408 words)

	Book Reviews
		The Reamker is the Khmer rendering of the Ramayana, a story-cycle told in Cambodia through murals, painting on silk, shadow puppets, dance-drama and other traditional media.
		In this telling, the section prior to the war between the forces of Preah Ream (Rama) and Krong Reap (Ravana) is briefly recounted.
		Among the many fascinating details is the fact that ‘almost all the female characters of the Reamker are identical and are only recognisable in the setting of the scenes in which they are placed’ (p.
	mercury.soas.ac.uk /aseasuk/book_reviews.htm (8392 words)

	Khmer Forum - Cambodia Forum: Khmer Language and Literature - Cambodian Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The greatest piece of literature in Khmer is called The Reamker.
		Cambodians also like to tell their children "chbap"s or moral proverbs which school children memorize, as well as stories from the Reamker of folk tales.
		I think the famous Khmer literature is not only REamKer.
	www.cambodiaforum.com /index.php?showtopic=2932&st=0 (1792 words)

	Khmer Forum - Cambodia Forum: THE GODDESS AND THE OGRE (A Cambodian legend) - Cambodian Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		And they tell again the story of the never-ending chase in the sky.
		Thanks for the story autumn, you should read the reamker it has also many interesting stories.
		But it is hard to read in Khmer, even a 12 grader in Cambodia still have a hard time understanding the language in Reamker, but once you learned those words, the story is so interesting.
	www.cambodiaforum.com /index.php?showtopic=3844 (1240 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Masks were used for performances of lokhaon khaol in the Royal Palace in performances of the Reamker (Khmer version of the Ramayana) as early as the 13thcentury.
		There is belief that magical charm can be put into the mask which makes the mask come alive in the performance.
		There are three principal kinds of masks, all derived from the Reamker repertory; sva (monkey), yeak (giants) and humans.
	www.mcfa.gov.kh /Artisan_Skills/mask_making.php (439 words)

	Culture Cambodia Silk ART Khmer Silks and Cambodian Handicrafts, Silk Pillow Cases, Silk Robes, Khmer Kaben, Sampot, ...
		However, an independent state with its capital near Phnom Penh survived until the 19th century.
		The most important work of Cambodia literature, the Reamker (a Khmer-language version of the Indian myth of the Ramayana), was composed during this time.
		France, which began administering Cambodia in 1863, rediscovered the temples at Angkor and worked to preserve them beginning in the early 20th century.
	www.ksilks.com /culture.htm (520 words)

	Reamker [Cambodia]: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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	www.music.com /performance/reamker/1 (112 words)

	Countrybookshop.co.uk - Reamker, The
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		This book considers painted characters from the Khmer version of the Ramayana, the Reamker.
		It opens with an edited version and translation of the Reamker, written in the early 20th century by Thiounn, Minister of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, to celebrate the painting of the Palace's famous Reamker murals.
	www.countrybookshop.co.uk /books/index.phtml?whatfor=9080735965 (110 words)

	Asia Finest Discussion Forum > Khmer Ballet Pictures
		i have a question, has any of you been to a live theatrical play of the reamker or any khmer dance shows?
		Jan 9 2005, 10:29 PM What are those hat called in Khmer?
		The same ballet was performed in Long Beach like 2 years ago.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t27193.html (932 words)

	Cambodian Version of the Ramayana; Author: Reamker, Reamker (Ramakerti), UK; Author: Haksrea, Kuoch, UK; Author: Jacob, ...
		Cambodian Version of the Ramayana; Author: Reamker, Reamker (Ramakerti), UK; Author: Haksrea, Kuoch, UK; Author: Jacob, Jeanne, Warwickshire, UK; Hardback; Book
		Author: Reamker, Reamker (Ramakerti), UK; Author: Haksrea, Kuoch, UK; Author: Jacob, Jeanne, Warwickshire, UK
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	www.netstoreusa.com /rabooks/094/0947593020.shtml (154 words)

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