03860nam 2200745Ia 450 991097128330332120251117065319.01-282-86646-X97866128664630-7735-7599-510.1515/9780773575998(CKB)2670000000080544(OCoLC)759157120(CaPaEBR)ebrary10424271(SSID)ssj0000434403(PQKBManifestationID)11328251(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000434403(PQKBWorkID)10415450(PQKB)11365758(CEL)432828(CaBNvSL)slc00225528(Au-PeEL)EBL3332114(CaPaEBR)ebr10559065(CaONFJC)MIL286646(OCoLC)923235050(DE-B1597)656719(DE-B1597)9780773575998(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/9ssh56(MiAaPQ)EBC3332114(EXLCZ)99267000000008054420060821d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrChinese shadow theatre history, popular religion, and women warriors /Fan Pen Chen1st ed.Montreal ;Ithaca McGill-Queen's University Pressc20071 online resource (366 p.) 0-2280-1187-6 0-7735-3197-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Pt. 1. 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 -- Pt. 2. Three Chinese shadow scripts -- "Three opening blessings" -- The eighteen levels of hell -- The Yellow River magic formation -- App 1. Suzi : non-standard orthography -- App 2. Collections of shadow playscripts -- App 3. Main plays of the various Chinese shadow traditions -- App 4. Shadow plays featuring women warriors.In her study of Chinese shadow theatre Fan Pen Li Chen documents and corrects misconceptions about this once-popular art form. Drawing on extensive research and fieldwork, she argues that these plays served a mainly religious function during the Qing dynasty and that the appeal of women warrior characters reflected the lower classes' high tolerance for the unorthodox and subversive.Chinese Shadow Theatre includes several rare transcriptions of oral performances, including a didactic play on the eighteen levels of Hell, and Investiture of the Gods, a sacred saga, and translations of three rare, hand-copied shadow plays featuring religious themes and women warrior characters.Chen examines the relationship between historical and fictional women warriors and those in military romances and shadow plays to demonstrate the significance of both printed works and oral transmission in the diffusion of popular culture. She also shows that traditional folk theatre is a subject for serious academic study by linking it to recent scholarship on drama, popular religion, and popular culture.Chinese dramaTranslations into EnglishPuppet plays, ChineseHistoryReligion in literatureChinaHistoryShadow showsChinaHistoryWomen in popular cultureChinaHistoryChinese dramaPuppet plays, ChineseHistory.Religion in literatureHistory.Shadow showsHistory.Women in popular cultureHistory.791.5/30951791.50951Chen Fan-Pen Li1953-1888817MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971283303321Chinese shadow theatre4528549UNINA