Arabic Shadow Theatre 1300-1900 : A Handbook /

Name: Arabic Shadow Theatre 1300-1900 : A Handbook /
Author: Guo, Li(Author)

Title	Arabic Shadow Theatre 1300-1900 : A Handbook /
Author	Guo, Li(Author)
Publication Date:	2020
Publication Place	Leiden; Boston - BRILL
Subject	Shadow shows > Arab countries > History and criticism.
Type	Book
Language	English
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource.
Library:	American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID	Unknown
Record ID	40762
Library Location	ARCE Library
Date	2020
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index. \| This handbook aims mainly at an analytical documentation of all the known textual remnants and the preserved artifacts of Arabic shadow theatre, a long-lived, and still living, tradition - from the earliest sightings in the tenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. The book consists of three main parts and a cluster of appendixes. Part One presents a history of Arab shadow theatre through a survey of medieval and premodern accounts and modern scholarship on the subject. Part Two takes stock of primary sources (manuscripts), published studies, and the current knowledge of various aspects of Arabic shadow theatre: language, style, terminology, and performance. Part Three offers an inventory of all known Arabic shadow plays. The documentation is based on manuscripts (largely unpublished), printed texts (scripts, excerpts), academic studies (in Arabic and Western languages), journalist reportage, and shadow play artifacts from collections worldwide.
Sample Text	This handbook aims mainly at an analytical documentation of all the known textual remnants and the preserved artifacts of Arabic shadow theatre, a long-lived, and still living, tradition - from the earliest sightings in the tenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. The book consists of three main parts and a cluster of appendixes. Part One presents a history of Arab shadow theatre through a survey of medieval and premodern accounts and modern scholarship on the subject. Part Two takes stock of primary sources (manuscripts), published studies, and the current knowledge of various aspects of Arabic shadow theatre: language, style, terminology, and performance. Part Three offers an inventory of all known Arabic shadow plays. The documentation is based on manuscripts (largely unpublished), printed texts (scripts, excerpts), academic studies (in Arabic and Western languages), journalist reportage, and shadow play artifacts from collections worldwide.
Seri	Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East ;143.Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004405868.

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American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE

Arabic Shadow Theatre 1300-1900 : A Handbook /

Author Guo, Li(Author)

Publication Date 2020

Publication Place Leiden; Boston - BRILL

Subject Shadow shows > Arab countries > History and criticism.

Type Book

Language English

Digital No

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource.

Library American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE

Library Asset ID Unknown

Record ID 40762

Library Location ARCE Library

Date 2020

Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. | This handbook aims mainly at an analytical documentation of all the known textual remnants and the preserved artifacts of Arabic shadow theatre, a long-lived, and still living, tradition - from the earliest sightings in the tenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. The book consists of three main parts and a cluster of appendixes. Part One presents a history of Arab shadow theatre through a survey of medieval and premodern accounts and modern scholarship on the subject. Part Two takes stock of primary sources (manuscripts), published studies, and the current knowledge of various aspects of Arabic shadow theatre: language, style, terminology, and performance. Part Three offers an inventory of all known Arabic shadow plays. The documentation is based on manuscripts (largely unpublished), printed texts (scripts, excerpts), academic studies (in Arabic and Western languages), journalist reportage, and shadow play artifacts from collections worldwide.

Sample Text This handbook aims mainly at an analytical documentation of all the known textual remnants and the preserved artifacts of Arabic shadow theatre, a long-lived, and still living, tradition - from the earliest sightings in the tenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. The book consists of three main parts and a cluster of appendixes. Part One presents a history of Arab shadow theatre through a survey of medieval and premodern accounts and modern scholarship on the subject. Part Two takes stock of primary sources (manuscripts), published studies, and the current knowledge of various aspects of Arabic shadow theatre: language, style, terminology, and performance. Part Three offers an inventory of all known Arabic shadow plays. The documentation is based on manuscripts (largely unpublished), printed texts (scripts, excerpts), academic studies (in Arabic and Western languages), journalist reportage, and shadow play artifacts from collections worldwide.

Seri Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East ;143.Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004405868.