Chinese Shadow Theatre: History, Popular Religion, and Women Warriors 9780773575998

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Chinese Shadow Theatre: History, Popular Religion, and Women Warriors
 9780773575998

Table of contents :
Contents
Dynasties
Acknowledgments
Illustrations
PART ONE: THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF CHINESE SHADOW THEATRE
1 An Introduction to Shadow Theatre
2 History and Myths
3 The Role of Religion
4 Women Warriors in Shadow Plays
PART TWO: THREE CHINESE SHADOW SCRIPTS
“Three Opening Blessings” 三出頭
The Eighteen Levels of Hell 十八層地獄
The Yellow River Magic Formation .河陣
APPENDICES
1 Suzi 俗字: Non-Standard Orthography
2 Collections of Shadow Playscripts
3 Main Plays of the Various Chinese Shadow Traditions
4 Shadow Plays Featuring Women Warriors
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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