Welcome Gregory Kourilsky, the new chief of the EFEO Bangkok.


Research specialization area : Southeast Asian Buddhism


Publications (recent & selected) :
L'écriture tham du Laos. Rencontre du sacré et de la technologie. Paris: Cahiers de Péninsule (2005)

“Writing Pali in 16th century Lan Na (Northern Thailand): The Life and Work of Sirimaṅgala.” Journal of the Pali Text Society 34 (2021)

"To Compare or Not to Compare, That is the Question (One may reflect on from the example of Buddhism in Southeast Asia)," In Towards an Anthropology of Buddhism. Ethnography, Theory and Comparison (Patrice Ladwig & Nicolas Silhé, eds), New York: Berghahn (forthcoming 2021)

"Legal Concerns in 16th Century Laos. A Preliminary Study of the Gurupadesa." In Proceedings of the 3rd Pali Studies Week (Claudio Cicuzza, ed.), Materials for the Study of the Tripiṭaka, volume 15. Bangkok/Lumbini: Fragile Palm-leaves Foundation/Lumbini International Research Institute (forthcoming 2021)

"Filial Piety. Shades of Difference across Theravadin traditions," In Routledge Handbook of Theravada Buddhism (Ashley Thompson & Stephen C. Berkwitz, eds), London: Routledge (forthcoming 2021)