TY - JOUR
KW - Kerala
KW - Globalization
KW - ethnography
KW - Drama
KW - Kūtiyāttam
KW - Performing arts (ICH\_1228)
KW - India (IN)
AU - Bruce Sullivan
AB - This 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.
BT - Method and Theory in the Study of Religion
DO - 10.1163/157006809X416841
LA - English
M1 - 1
N2 - This 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.
PY - 2009
SP - 78
EP - 86
T2 - Method and Theory in the Study of Religion
TI - How Does One Study a "Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity"? Ethnographic Reflections on Kerala s Kutiyattam
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-70350074334&doi=10.1163%2f157006809X416841&partnerID=40&md5=7c9a3b5088602681cdf2c414fd8119f0
VL - 21
SN - 09433058 (ISSN)
ER -