Silk Road: The Study of Drama Culture is the translated edition of the Chinese academic book of the same title written by Professor LI Qiang from Shaanxi Normal University, China. The book breaks through the concept of regarding Han Drama as the center, yet elaborates the Silk Road drama as an inclusive culture and a prevailing literary art form in human civilization. Relying on his extensive experience and broad vision, the author conducts the thorough study by means of literature, artifacts and academic fieldwork. The book studies the drama culture of all ethnic groups from Asia, Europe and Africa and touches upon the cultural exchanges between China and its neighboring countries, between the East and the West. The carefully presented details in this book are aimed to explore all the related fields such as dramaturgy, philology, phonology, religion, history, geography, archeology, ethnology, and folklore between the East and the West from the perspective of cultural anthropology. The explanations in the book contribute to an in-depth study on the origins of the Silk Road and the drama culture along the Silk Road.
Contents:Origin of the Silk Road Drama CultureGrand Music of the Tang and Song Dynasties and Zhezhi Group PlaysMount Wutai and Buddhist Opera in the Western RegionsDunhuang Secular Music–dance and Buddhist OperaMaudgalyayana Culture in Dunhuang StudiesReligious Culture in Tibet and Tibetan PlayExpedition to the Western Regions and Buddhist Music–dance PlaysExploring Rare Manuscripts of Buddhist Dramatic Pieces in the Western RegionsExchange of Music–dance Plays Between Central Asia and Western AsiaStudy of Drama Between the East and WestIndian Religious Culture and Sanskrit Drama ArtsPersian Religious Culture and Eastern DramaEastward Spread of Ancient Greek and Roman Drama CultureExchanges and Enhancements of Eastern and Western Drama Culture
Readership: Academics, professionals, undergraduates and graduate students interested in China's silk road, drama culture and history, and cultural anthropology. Drama Culture;Silk Road;Han Drama;Silk Drama;Dramaturgy;Philology;Phonology;Religion;History;Geography;Archeology;Ethnology;Folklore;Cultural Anthropology0Key Features:This book has conducted the most comprehensive study on the drama culture along the Silk Road, including the traditional Chinese drama, drama abroad, and the contrastive study of drama in China and the westThis book explores all the related fields such as dramaturgy, philology, phonology, religion, history, geography, archeology, ethnology, and folklore between the East and the West from the perspective of cultural anthropologyThis book is of high academic value in the application of the Wild-vision drama and Pan-drama, the cross-use of drama artifacts, text and fieldwork, as well as the interwoven structure of geography and history