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.
- ISBN10 0939117770
- ISBN13 9780939117772
- Publish Date 25 September 2018 (first published 25 October 2016)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 28 January 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English