The Ramayana in Indonesia.(Book Review) From: Asian Theatre Journal | Date: March 22, 2005| Author: Hunter, Tom | COPYRIGHT 2005 University of Hawaii Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

THE RAMAYANA IN INDONESIA. By Malini Saran and Vinod C. Khanna. Delhi: Ravi Dayal and Orient Longman Ltd., 2004. 264 pp. Rs 900 (approx. $19.80).

In their survey of the Ramayana traditions of Indonesia, Malini Saran and Vinod Khanna have created a volume notable for comprehensive coverage of the tale of Rama and Sita in the archipelago. It is simultaneously a balanced presentation of a historical process that is all too often weighted too heavily to one side, either towa...