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

Main Author: Gabriel, Theodore P. C.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Oakville, Conn. : Equinox Pub. Ltd., 2010.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10697014
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300 |a viii, 105 p. :  |b ill., maps. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-103) and index. 
505 0 |a 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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650 0 |a Theyyam (Dance)  |x Social aspects  |z India 
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