02544cam a2200493Mi 4500 ocn818846751 OCoLC 20200709055747.0 m d cr unu 121120s2010 enk o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng EBLCP OCLCQ N$T 9781845535254 (electronic bk.) 1845535251 (electronic bk.) AU@ 000050636106 (OCoLC)818846751 547797 (N$T) BL1225.M862 G33 2010 REL 032020 bisacsh 294.5/38095483 294.538095483 N$TA Gabriel, Theodore. Playing God [electronic resource] : Belief and Ritual in the Muttappan Cult of North Malabar. London : Equinox Pub., 2010. 1 online resource (118 p.) Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Notes; Bibliography; Books in English; Journal articles (in English); Books in Malayalam; Index. Playing God analyses the mythology and ritual praxis of the Muttappan cult and examines attempts to integrate the cult into a wider Hinduism by enunciating a new hermeneutic of the legend and rituals based on the Hindu Advaitic tradition. The book also discussed how the Teyyam ritual contrasts significantly with rituals and worship in Brahminical Hinduism. Description based on print version record. Hinduism India Malabar Region Rituals. Muttappan (Hindu deity) Cult India Malabar Region. Theyyam (Dance) Social aspects India Malabar Region. Muttappan (Hindu deity) Cult India Malabar Region. Hinduism India Malabar Region Rituals. Theyyam (Dance) Social aspects India Malabar Region. RELIGION / Hinduism / Rituals & Practice bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Gabriel, Theodore Playing God : Belief and Ritual in the Muttappan Cult of North Malabar London : Equinox Publishing Ltd, c2010 9781845535247 Ebook Library http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1069089 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=547797 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1069089 EBSCOhost EBSC 547797 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 52708 52708