1.0ACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="15g9XTbieG"><a href="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/theyyam/">Theyyam</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/theyyam/embed/#?secret=15g9XTbieG" width="600" height="338" title="“Theyyam” — ACC Art Books US" data-secret="15g9XTbieG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.accartbooks.com/us/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.accartbooks.com/app/uploads/books/9789389136982-04-2.jpg10071400Originating in the northern districts of Kerala, Theyyam is a vibrant ritualistic folk-art tradition worshipping concepts such as Mother, Nature, Spirit, Ancestors, Warriors and Animals, among others.Foreword by Balan Nambiar Preface Introduction 1. Theyyam, Past and Present 2. The Commune and the Community 3. The Course of Belief 4. Origin and Worship of Various Theyyams 5. Muchilōṭṭu Bhagavati—A Victim of the Male Ego 6. The Goddess Detained upon Earth 7. Muslim Theyyams 8. Types of Worship and Costumes 9. Theyyam and Thiṟa 10. Theyyam and Bhūta 11. Conceiving a New Theyyam, its Consecration and the Rare Spectacle of its Performance—A Case Study Annexures – Chapterwise Glossary Bibliography References in Malayālam Acknowledgements Index