| ISBN |
0939117762 (hbk.) |
| 9780939117765 (hbk.) |
| Title |
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 |
| Publisher |
San Francisco : Asian Art Museum, 2016 |
| Physical desc. |
xviii, 266 p. ; ill.(chiefly col.) ; 32 cm. |
| Note |
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held 21 October 2016-15 January 2017, at the Asian Art Museum--Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, San Francisco. |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-257) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: A Ramayana of one's own / Pika Ghosh -- Catalogue numbers 1-3 -- Rama. Hero of a thousand texts / Robert P. Goldman -- What does Rama look like? -- Catalogue numbers 4-53 -- Sita. A heroine's journey / Sally J. Sutherland Goldman -- What does Sita look like? -- Catalogue numbers 54-76 -- Hanuman. Ally, devotee, and friend / Philip Lutgendorf -- What does Hanuman look like? -- Catalogue numbers 77-104 -- Ravana. Picturing Ravana / Forrest McGill -- What does Ravana look like? -- Catalogue numbers 105-135. |
| Person as subject |
Vālmīki -- Rāmāyaṇa -- Illustrations -- Exhibitions |
| Corporate name |
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco -- Exhibitions |
| Subject |
Rāma (Hindu deity) -- Art -- Exhibitions |
| Miniature painting, Indic -- Exhibitions |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Indic -- Exhibitions |
| Art, South Asian -- Themes, motives -- Exhibitions |
| Art, Southeast Asian -- Themes, motives -- Exhibitions |
| Added name(s) |
McGill, Forrest 1947- ed. |
| Ghosh, Pika 1969- |
| Goldman, Robert P. 1942- |
| Sutherland Goldman, Sally J. |
| Lutgendorf, Philip |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco |
