Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Note on Style xi
5. Maps xii
6. Introduction: Performance in the Background 1
7. CHAPTER 1. Delighting Verie Much in Playes and Singing: Four Hundred Years of Xiqu in the Archipelago 19
8. CHAPTER 2. Glove, String, and Shadow: Sino-Indonesian Forms of Wayang 50
9. CHAPTER 3. Five Ancestors, Twice Over: Chinese-Language Spoken Theatre in Indonesia 76
10. CHAPTER 4. The Disguised Beloved: A Chinese Narrative Thread in Commercial Theatre 96
11. CHAPTER 5. Alumni Networks and Hybrid Dances: Sino-Indonesian Voluntary Associations and Performance 114
12. CHAPTER 6. Deities on Parade: Sino-Indonesian Ritual Performance 133
13. Conclusion: Hindsight and Prospects 164
14. Notes 171
15. References 217
16. Index 251
17. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 259