Theyyam, The Dancing Gods
The cult of the Theyyams is exclusive to the north of Kerala, southwest India, and consists of a deity assuming a living form through a ritual performance. The main characteristic of this cult is that the performer is supposed to be transformed into the divinity, it is not merely a representation b...
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doaj-0c783c6db5094234894d370803c979cb2020-11-25T03:14:16Zeng Nordic Anthropological Film Association (NAFA)Journal of Anthropological Films2535-437X2018-05-012110.15845/jaf.v2i1.1369Theyyam, The Dancing GodsFilipe Pereira The cult of the Theyyams is exclusive to the north of Kerala, southwest India, and consists of a deity assuming a living form through a ritual performance. The main characteristic of this cult is that the performer is supposed to be transformed into the divinity, it is not merely a representation but a living god or goddess that is present to the believers, and everybody behaves according to that assumption. The main type of ceremony with the participation of Theyyams is the kaliyattam, a “danced story”, which happens during a festival organized annually in a village or family temple. The performers belong to the lower castes or tribes of the traditional social stratification system. The documentary follows Rajesh Peruvannan, a Theyyam performer, in the process of transformation into the condition of a living god. https://boap.uib.no/index.php/jaf/article/view/1369TeyyamRitualPerformanceIndia |
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The cult of the Theyyams is exclusive to the north of Kerala, southwest India, and consists of a deity assuming a living form through a ritual performance. The main characteristic of this cult is that the performer is supposed to be transformed into the divinity, it is not merely a representation but a living god or goddess that is present to the believers, and everybody behaves according to that assumption.
The main type of ceremony with the participation of Theyyams is the kaliyattam, a “danced story”, which happens during a festival organized annually in a village or family temple. The performers belong to the lower castes or tribes of the traditional social stratification system.
The documentary follows Rajesh Peruvannan, a Theyyam performer, in the process of transformation into the condition of a living god.
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