Playing God: belief and ritual in the Muttappan cult of North Malabar

Name: Playing God: belief and ritual in the Muttappan cult of North Malabar
Author: Theodore Gabriel

Author

Theodore Gabriel

Publisher

Equinox Pub. Ltd.

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Title and Author

Playing God: belief and ritual in the Muttappan cult of North Malabar / Theodore Gabriel

Publication Details

لندن : Equinox Pub. Ltd.، 2010م

Physical Description

viii, 105 p.: ill.; 23 cm.

Subject

Muttappan (Hindu deity) -- India Malabar Region Cult
Hinduism -- India Malabar Region Rituals
Theyyam (Dance) -- India Malabar Region Social aspects

Language

انگلیسی

Includes bibliographical references )p. 101 - 301( and index.

Contents

Introduction and a short account of Kerala and the North Malabar Region -- Religion and caste in North Malabar -- Spirit possession and ritual praxis in North Malabar : the Teyyam -- The Muttappan legend and emancipation of untouchables in North Malabar -- The rituals of the Muttappan cult -- Sanskritisation of the Muttappan cult: a new hermeneutic for the Muttappan legend and ritual -- Conclusion

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