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Playing God

by Gabriel, Theodore P. C.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : Equinox Pub. Ltd., (London ; | Oakville, Conn. :) Physical details: viii, 105 p. : ill., maps.
Subject(s): Muttappan (Hindu deity) -- Cult -- India -- Malabar Region. | Hinduism -- India -- Malabar Region -- Rituals. | Theyyam (Dance) -- Social aspects -- India -- Malabar Region. | Electronic books.
Year: 2010
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-103) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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