Thiri rama, the: finding ramayana in myanmar
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367885656
Date de publication :
12 déc. 2019
Dimensions :
24,6 x 18,9 cm
Poids :
730 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The Thiri Rama — or the Great Rama — was written for court performance and is the only known illustrated version of the Ramayana story in Myanmar. Based on palm-leaf manuscripts and scenes carved on over 300 sandstone plaques at a mid-19th century Buddhist pagoda west of Mandalay in Myanmar, this book presents an original tra