Two-Headed Deer Illustrations of the Ramayana in Orissa

"An elegant cross-disciplinary foray that, like Rama's monkey army, bridges the oceanic strait that too often separates the fields of Art History, Folklore, and Literary and Performance Studies. . . . A great boon to all who seek to better understand the creative genius of India."--Philip Lutgendorf, author ofThe Life of a Text "In this stunningly mature work, one of America's leading historians of Indian art explores the terrain whose longitude is word and whose latitude, image. . . . Here patron, temple, artist, story, period, genre, region, subregion, and even particular towns unite to produce a study that sends out light in every direction. It is the product of many years' labor, and a beautiful product it is."--John S. Hawley, author ofDeviWilliams, Joanna is the author of 'Two-Headed Deer Illustrations of the Ramayana in Orissa' with ISBN 9780520080652 and ISBN 0520080653.