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Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Dynasties ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. History and Culture of Chinese Shadow Theatre
6. An Introduction to Chinese Shadow Theatre 3
7. History and Myths 14
8. The Role of Religion 60
9. Women Warriors in Shadow Plays 104
10. Three Chinese Shadow Scripts
11. “Three Opening Blessings” 151
12. The Eighteen Levels of Hell 162
13. The Yellow River Magic Formation 172
14. Suzi: Non-Standard Orthography 199
15. Collections of Shadow Playscripts 207
16. Main Plays of the Various Chinese Shadow Traditions 218
17. Shadow Plays Featuring Women Warriors 227
18. Notes 235
19. Bibliography 295
20. Index 333