Courtney Work, PhD

This story of the Tiger Patrol of the Blue Dragon King at Thmor Ram Chak is one in a series of stories exploring the potent landscapes of the Prey Lang Forest in northcentral Cambodia. It begins with stone.

This segment of the Potent Landscapes Series introduces Neak Ta, the Ancient Ones. These are ancestors of place that manifest the energies of rock, water, and soil and become entangled with historical figures. Since ancient times until the present, all across Southeast Asia, people organize their social and economic activites with conscious awareness of these ancestors.

In this segment of the Potent Landscapes Series, we compare different versions of the Story of Niang Pov to reveal new ways of understanding ancient history.

នៅក្នុងផ្នែកនៃរឿង កម្រងស្ដីពីសក្ដានុពលរបស់ព្រៃឡង់នេះ យើងសូមណែនាំកំណែថ្មីនៃរឿងរបស់ នាង ពៅ​ដែលល្បីថា ព្រះនាង​​ត្រូវបានក្រពើលេប។ យើង​នឹង​ប្រៀបធៀប​កំណែ​ថ្មី​នេះ​ជាមួយ​នឹង​កំណែ​ផ្សេង​ៗទៀត​នៃ​រឿង​នាង​ពៅ ដើម្បី​បង្ហាញ​ពី​វិធី​ថ្មី​នៃ​ការ​យល់​ដឹង​ពី​ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ​បុរាណ។