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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 The documentation is based on manuscripts (largely unpublished), printed texts (scripts, excerpts), academic studies (in Arabic and Western languages), journalist reportage, and shadow play artifacts from collections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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Li Guo's Arabic Shadow Theatre 1300-1900: A Handbook is a sweeping survey and interesting introduction to all things shadowy and theatrical. It is rare to say that an academic study is a joy to read, but this book certainly proved to be the case. […] it is well worth engaging with and will stimulate discussions about theatre and shadow theatre beyond the Arab world.\" Usman Butt, in  Middle East Monitor, 2020    “No standard work on the subject has been produced until now […] Dozens of synopses of plots, together with some translations are especially valuable.” Caroline Stone, in AramcoWorld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  List of Figures    part 1: Research  1 Arabic Shadow Theatre in Historical Sources   1 Late ʿAbbasid Accounts (c. 1000–1250)   2 Mamluk Accounts (c. 1250–1517)   3 Ottoman Accounts (c. 1517–1900)   4 Western Visitors’ Accounts (c. 1760–1900)    2 Early Modern Scholarship   1 Orientalism and Arab Shadow Theatre: c. 1890–1945   2 Early Arab Scholarship: c. 1900–1950    3 New Studies   1 Western Scholarship Since the 1950s   2 Arab Research Activities Since the 1950s    part 2: Resources  4 Primary Sources: Manuscripts and Artifacts   1 Manuscripts   2 Shadow Figures    5 Language, Style, and Terminology   1 Content and Language   2 Songs in the Shadow Play: Canonic and Non-Canonic Verses   3 Terminology    6 Performance   1 Scenes from Medieval Cairo   2 Shadow Theatre of the Ottoman Time   3 Scenes from Early Modern Era    part 3: Repertoires  7 Medieval Arabic Shadow Plays: Ibn Dāniyāl and Others   1 Ibn Dāniyāl’s Three Plays   2 An Unconfirmed Mamluk Shadow Play    8 Ottoman Egyptian Shadow Plays   1 Sources   2 An Original Description of the Repertoire   3 Six Early Ottoman Egyptian Shadow Plays    9 Late Ottoman and Early Modern Egyptian Plays   1 Four Egyptian Shadow Plays of Late Ottoman Time   2 Short Plays from Early Modern Egypt    10 Syrian and Levantine Plays   1 An Overview   2 Lebanon   3 Syria, Damascus   4 Syria, Aleppo   5 Syria, the Coastal Region   6 Other Syrian Plays    11 North African Plays   1 The Maghreb: Tunisia and Algeria   2 Libya    Epilogue: Notes from the Field  Arabic Shadow Theatre Today    Appendix 1: Arabic Shadow Plays: an Inventory    Appendix 2: Shadow Theatre in Premodern Arabic Poetry   1 The Prime Metaphor: God, Reality, and Shadow Play   2 Performance as Illusions Making and Performer as Illusionist    Appendix 3: The Cast   1 Egypt   2 Syria and the Levant   3 Tunisia and Algeria   4 Libya    Appendix 4: The Programme of a Layla Celebration    Appendix 5: Glossary (Arabic – English)  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210805469527,"sku":"9789004436145","price":115.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"special-9798265911254","title":"Special","description":"","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53219440525655,"sku":"9798265911254","price":14.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/puppetry-miniature-and-toy-theatre.oembed?page=2","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}