Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Map, Figures, and Tables ix
4. List of Abbreviations xi
5. List of Reign Periods of the Ming and Qing Dynasties xii
6. Acknowledgments xiii
7. Map xiv
8. Introduction 1
9. Part One. The Setting 7
10. Part Two. The Script 87
11. Part Three. The Performance 149
12. Conclusion 211
13. Appendix A: Extant Mulian Operatic Scripts 221
14. Appendix B: Huizhou Ancestral Halls (ca. 1500 –1644) 223
15. Appendix C: Homophonic and Graphic Substitutions and Sardonic Characters in Mulian Scripts 225
16. Notes 227
17. Glossary 299
18. Bibliography 317
19. Index 351