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  1. <<The>> Rama epic
    hero, heroine, ally, foe
    Contributor: McGill, Forrest (Publisher); Ghosh, Pika; Goldman, Robert P. (Publisher); Sutherland Goldman, Sally J. (Publisher); Lutgendorf, Philip (Publisher)
    Published: [2016]
    Publisher:  Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

    "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,... more

     

    "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" 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.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Contributor: McGill, Forrest (Publisher); Ghosh, Pika; Goldman, Robert P. (Publisher); Sutherland Goldman, Sally J. (Publisher); Lutgendorf, Philip (Publisher)
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9780939117772; 9780939117765; 3777426032
    Other identifier:
    9780939117772
    Edition: First edition
    Subjects: Rāma (Hindu deity); Arts, South Asian; Arts, Southeast Asian; ART / Asian
    Other subjects: Vālmīki
    Scope: xviii, 266 Seiten, [1] ungezähltes Blatt, Illustrationen (farbig), 31 cm
    Notes:

    Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 251-257