TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chen,Fan-Pen Li
TI  - Chinese shadow theatre: history, popular religion, and women warriors 
SN  - 9780773575998
AV  - PN1979.S5 C44 2007eb
U1  - 791.5/30951 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Montreal [Que.]
PB  - McGill-Queen's University Press
KW  - Shadow shows
KW  - China
KW  - History
KW  - Puppet plays, Chinese
KW  - Religion in literature
KW  - Women in popular culture
KW  - Women in combat in popular culture
KW  - Chinese drama
KW  - Translations into English
KW  - Théâtre d'ombres
KW  - Chine
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Théâtre de marionnettes chinois
KW  - Femmes dans la culture populaire
KW  - Femmes au combat dans la culture populaire
KW  - Théâtre chinois
KW  - Traductions anglaises
KW  - CRAFTS & HOBBIES
KW  - Puppets & Puppetry
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS
KW  - Theater
KW  - History & Criticism
KW  - fast
KW  - Literature
KW  - Popular culture
KW  - Religion
KW  - Women
KW  - Women in combat
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Translations
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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