TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gabriel,Theodore P.C.
TI  - Playing God: belief and ritual in the Muttappan cult of North Malabar 
SN  - 9781781790373 (pbk.)
U1  - 294.538095483 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Sheffield
PB  - Equinox
KW  - Muttappan (Hindu deity)
KW  - Cult
KW  - India
KW  - Malabar Region
KW  - Hinduism
KW  - Rituals
KW  - Theyyam (Dance)
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - First published: 2010; 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
ER  -