Readers may be interested in Asger Mollerup’s new book on Khmer sites in Northeast Thailand.
This book is the 2nd of three about Ancient Khmer sites outside the present day Cambodia and the first comprehensive inventory of ancient Khmer sites in eastern Thailand since the now more than one century-old works of Étienne Aymonier, Étienne Lunet de Lajonquière, and Major Erik Seidenfaden, describing some 170 Khmer sites in the provinces of Khorat and Buriram in the first two parts of the book.
Part 3 presents the ancient overland route from Angkor to Phimai marked by seventeen fire-shelters (‘dharmasala’), mentioned in a 12th century inscription. Also fire-shrines and fire-offerings are described.
Congratulations, Asger. We’ll order it for the Donn V. Hart collection at the NIU Founders Memorial Library. Thanks again for your splendid hospitality and introduction to the Secrets of the Summer Solstice.