The Rama epic : hero, heroine, ally, foe / Edited by Forrest McGill ; Introduction, Pika Ghosh ; Essays, Robert P. Goldman, Sally J. Sutherland Goldman, Philip Lutgendorf, Forrest McGill ; Entries, Qamar Adamjee, Jeffrey Durham, Pika Ghosh, Forrest McGill, Natasha Reichle.
Material type: TextPublisher: San Francisco : Asian Art Museum, [2016]Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 31 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780939117772 (paperback)
- 0939117770 (paperback)
- 9780939117765 (hardback)
- 0939117762 (hardback)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Oversize | 700.4829 R165 | Available | 33111008587467 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This collection by the Asian Art Museum is a selection of works depicting the ancient Rama Epic.
The Rama Epic--recounting the struggle of Prince Rama to defeat a demonic king, rescue his abducted wife, and reestablish order in the world--has been a subject for visual and performing arts, literature, and religious thought in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia for many centuries. A huge number of artworks relating to the Rama legends have been made over the course of 1500 years in a dozen countries. The Rama Epic: Hero, Heroine, Ally, Foe illustrates some of the most important episodes involving the four primary characters: the hero, Rama; the heroine, Rama's wife Sita; the ally, Rama's faithful monkey lieutenant Hanuman; and the foe, the ten-headed demon king Ravana.
"Exhibition catalogue for The Rama Epic--recounting the struggle of Prince Rama to defeat a powerful demonic king, rescue his abducted wife and reestablish virtuous order in the world. The epic has been a prime subject for visual and performing arts, literature and religious thought in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia for many centuries. A huge number of artworks of all kinds relating to the Rama legends have been made over the course of 1500 years in a dozen countries. This book illustrates some of the most important episodes involving the four primary characters: the hero, Rama; the heroine, Rama's wife Sita; the ally, Rama's faithful monkey lieutenant Hanuman; and the foe, the ten-headed demon king Ravana. The catalogue tells the story in a new light using more than 130 artworks, ranging from paintings to puppets to decorative arts to contemporary works to ephemera, inviting readers to find echoes of their own experiences in the stories and dilemmas of each of the characters"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-257) and index.