Horizon J. Hum. & Soc. Sci. 3 (1): 141 – 154 (2021) Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research www.horizon-JHSSR.com ORIGINAL ARTICLE Discovery & Perceptions of Champa: the Đồng Dương Complex of Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam Ngo Minh Hung1, William B. Noseworthy2 & Quang Van Son3* 1General Director, Institute of Cultural Heritage and Development Studies, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2Department of History, McNeese State University, 4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70605, USA 3Institute of Cultural Heritage and Development Studies, Văn Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article history Typical scholarly portrayals of the Đồng Dương site refer to a “Buddhist Received: 20-Apr-21 Monastery” of the classical Champā civilization, found in present-day Revised: 27-May-21 Accepted: 10-Jun-21 Vietnam. French Orientalist research has strongly shaped scholarly focus Published: 15-Jun-21 on the monastery itself for the past century, informing the most recent English language scholarly production. However, more recent Vietnamese *Corresponding Author scholarship has begun to revise this portrayal, although most publications Ngo Minh Hung are archaeological reports for field experts and thus do not give a holis- E-mail:
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