具体描述
布袋戏 (Potehi) 源起中国福建南部,是全世界最为精致的音乐剧场形式之一。在这本开创性的着作里,六位研究者勾画出布袋戏从福建传佈至台湾和东南亚地区之轮廓,包括印尼、马来西亚、新加坡与缅甸。本书着重于探究当前布袋戏如何在不同国家和地区内存续,从演出活动、语言、音乐、图像学和宗教信仰等不同层面,触及社会政治、文化议题。这本书含有丰富的图片以及深入浅出的内容,是研究与学习亚洲文化、剧场艺术之人士不可或缺的书籍。
The glove puppet theatre, potehi, which originated in the south of Fujian province, China, is one of the most elegant forms of music theatre in the world. In this path-breaking book, six researchers chart its spread from Fujian to Taiwan and Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Myanmar. The emphasis of this book is on how glove puppet theatre is currently functioning in these different countries and regions, touching upon sociopolitical and general cultural issues, as well performance practice, language, music, iconography and religious aspects of the genre. Lavishly illustrated and written in an accessible style, this book is an indispensable addition to the shelf of any student or scholar of theatre as well as a broader readership interested in Asian culture.