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ID: 901000852
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000852
Record Type: Character/Person

Hanuman (Hindu character)

Note: In Hindu mythology, the monkey commander of the monkey army. His exploits are narrated in the great Hindu Sanskrit poem the Ramayana (“Rama’s Journey”).

Names:
Hanuman (Hindu character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Hanumān (Hindu character) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Hindu iconography> (P)
........<Hindu characters> (P)
............Hanuman (Hindu character) (I)
Related Iconography:
source is .... Ramayana
..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Poetry, Ramayana (epic poem, Sanskrit, 300 BCE or later)) [901000896]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Hinduism
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
takes the form of .... monkey (animal)
.....(Primates (order), Mammalia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Hanuman (Hindu character)
................Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988)
................Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Hanumān (Hindu character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85058779
................British Museum [online] (1999-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85058779
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Hanuman," accessed 20 June 2017
................ British Museum [online] (1999-) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=251343&partId=1&searchText=Hanuman&page=1

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