Robert P. Goldman

Gebundenes Buch

The Rama Epic: Hero, Heroine, Ally, Foe

Beschreibung

"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"--

Autor

Edited by Forrest McGill, Wattis Senior Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. Dr. McGill has worked for over thirty years as a museum administrator and curator, professor, and researcher in Asian art. Introduction by Pika Ghosh, associate professor of art history at the University of North Carolina. Essay by Robert P. Goldman, professor of Sanskrit and Catherine and William L. Magistretti distinguished professor in South and Southeast Asian studies at UC Berkeley. Essay by Sally J. Sutherland Goldman, senior lecturer in the department of South and Southeast Asian studies at UC Berkeley. Essay by Philip Lutgendorf, professor of Hindi and modern Indian studies at the University of Iowa. The Asian Art MuseumûChong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture is a public institution whose mission is to lead a diverse global audience in discovering the unique material, aesthetic, and intellectual achievements of Asian art and culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ASIAN ART MUSEUM SAN FRANCISCO
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 312mm x 235mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1999g
• ISBN-13: 9780939117765
• ISBN-10: 0939117762
• Artikelnr.: 45194197