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Playing God [electronic resource] : Belief and Ritual in the Muttappan Cult of North Malabar.

By: Publication details: London : Equinox Pub., 2010.Description: 1 online resource (118 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781845535254 (electronic bk.)
  • 1845535251 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Playing God : Belief and Ritual in the Muttappan Cult of North MalabarDDC classification:
  • 294.5/38095483 294.538095483
LOC classification:
  • BL1225.M862 G33 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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