01387nas a2200241   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003653001100044653001800055653001600073653001000089653001700099653003200116653001500148100001900163245013600182856014900318300001000467490000700477520064100484022002001125       2009                            d10aKerala10aGlobalization10aethnography10aDrama10aKūtiyāttam10aPerforming arts (ICH\_1228)10aIndia (IN)1 aBruce Sullivan00aHow Does One Study a "Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity"? Ethnographic Reflections on Kerala s Kutiyattam  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-70350074334&doi=10.1163%2f157006809X416841&partnerID=40&md5=7c9a3b5088602681cdf2c414fd8119f0  a78-860 v213 aThis article presents issues encountered in ethnographic fieldwork in Kerala, south India, on a tradition of Sanskrit theatre called Kūtiyāttam. Key issues include recent changes in both the audience and performing troupes as Kerala s society has become more egalitarian, and reduced ritual activity by priests. Kūtiyāttam has been transformed from a devotional offering in temples to a cultural performance viewed as an art form. Ethnographic research on this tradition has contributed to international recognition and patronage. In this case, ethnographic fieldwork affects both the researchers and the subjects of their research.  a09433058 (ISSN)