Gabriel, Theodore P. C. <br/><br/>
Playing God :  belief and ritual in the Muttappan cult of North Malabar / 
Theodore Gabriel. 
 - Paperback edition 
 - Sheffield :  Equinox,  2010. 
 - viii, 105p. :  ill., maps 
<br/><br/> First published: 2010. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781781790373 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA9C5870  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Muttappan (Hindu deity)--Cult--India--Malabar Region.<br/>Hinduism--Rituals.--India--Malabar Region<br/>Theyyam (Dance)--Social aspects--India--Malabar Region.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>294.538095483