Chinese shadow theatre :: history, popular religion, and 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 char...

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1. Verfasser: Chen, Fan-Pen Li, 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2007
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 343 pages : illustrations, map, portraits
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780773575998
0773575995
128286646X
9781282866461

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