 | Chinese Shadow Theatre: History, Popular Religion, and Women Warriors Subjects: Shadow shows -- China -- History; Puppet plays Chinese -- History; Religion in drama -- China -- History; Women in popular culture -- China -- History; Chinese drama -- Translations into English; Chinese Shadow Theatre documents and corrects misconceptions about this once-popular art form. Fan Pen Li 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. Chen Fan Pen Li : Fan Pen Li Chen is associate professor in the Department of East Asian Studies, SUNY-Albany, and author of Marionette Plays from Northern China. Fan Pen Li Chen is associate professor in the Department of East Asian Studies, SUNY-Albany, and author of Marionette Plays from Northern China . |
