Name: Playing God (en Inglés)
Price: 128.66 PEN
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Author: Gabriel, Theodore
ISBN: 9781781790373

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Theodore Gabriel

Editorial

Equinox Publishing (UK)

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

120

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

21.1 x 13.7 x 1.0 cm

Peso

0.16 kg.

ISBN13

9781781790373

Categorías

Materia antropología social y cultural etnográfica
Hinduismo
Religiones y creencias africanas tradicionales
Otras religiones indígenas, étnicas y populares

Playing God (en Inglés)

Theodore Gabriel (Autor) · Equinox Publishing (UK) · Tapa Blanda

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Playing God discusses the genre of rituals known as the 'Teyyam', extant in the North Malabar region of Kerala State, India. In this elaborately costumed ritual practitioners invoke the spirit of a deity into themselves enabling them to talk to the 'god' and invoke his/her blessings and predictions of their future. This book concentrates on the cult of the Muttappan duo of gods, the most popular among the Teyyams of North Malabar. The Muttappan cult, though originating from worship of a forest god by tribal groups and untouchables of the hill districts of North Malabar, is not only popular in Kerala, but also attracts worshippers from all the castes and regions of South India.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 discusses how the Teyyam ritual contrasts significantly with rituals and worship in Brahminical Hinduism. The popularity of the cult is a reflection of the changing relationships between castes in Kerala, involving a closer symbiosis and reflecting the urge by the untouchable groups of Kerala to gain a higher standing and acceptance in Keralan Hindu society. The rituals are rich in theological significance and symbolism, and have links to the performing arts of Kerala such as Kathakali and Ottam Tullal.