Chinese Shadow Theatre
：History, Popular Religion, and Women Warriors
Publication subTitle ：History, Popular Religion, and Women Warriors
Author： Chen Fan Pen Li
Publisher： McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication year： 2007
E-ISBN: 9780773575998
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780773531970
Subject： J827 其他剧艺术
Keyword： 戏剧艺术
Language： ENG
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Description
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.