Rama Epic: Hero, Heroine, Ally, Foe

By: Goldman, Robert P.

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0939117770
• ISBN13: 9780939117772
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 3.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.1" x 11.9"