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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 74. Chapters: Ancient Greek dance, Ritual dances, Rain dancing, Ghost Dance, Theyyam, The Birds, Weapon dance, Danza de los Voladores de Papantla, Cult of Artemis at Brauron, Sufi whirling, Stomp dance, Bhuta Kola, Thidambu Nritham, Satyr play, Sarpam Thullal, Sama, Dervish, Sun Dance, Green Corn Ceremony, Maya dance, Haka, Indian classical dance, 5Rhythms, Gourd Dance, Dancemeditation, Dance in mythology and religion, Ka Mate, Nagaradhane, Turkey dance, Amerta Movement, Balinese dance, Karana dance, Gurdjieff movements, Eisa, Worship dance, Hulivesha, Cibi, Parachico, Thirra, Caerdroia, Ha ra, Kailao, Padayani, Siva tau, Horos, Baris, Aati kalenja, Natyanjali, Patayani, Ceremonial dance, Danza de los Viejitos, Thottam Pattu, Prophetic dance, Kothammuriyattam, Kakilambe, Dakkebali, Indlamu, Dancing Satyr. Excerpt: Theyyam (Malayalam: ) or Theyyattam or Thira is a popular Hindu ritual form of worship of North Malabar in Kerala state, India, predominant in the Kolathunadu area (consisting of present-day Kasargod, Kannur Districts, Mananthavady Taluk of Wayanad and Vadakara & Koyilandy Taluks of Kozhikode of Kerala state. As a living cult with several thousand-year-old traditions, rituals and customs, it embraces almost all the castes and classes of the Hindu religion in this region. The performers of Theyyam belong to the lower class community, and have an important position in Theyyam. This is unique, since only in Kerala, do both the upper-caste Brahmins and lower-caste tribals share an important position in a major form of worship. The term Theyyam is a corrupt form of Devam or God. People of these districts consider Theyyam itself as a God and they seek blessings from this Theyyam. A similar custom is followed in the Tulu Nadu region of neighbouring Karnataka known as Bhuta Kola According to the legendary Keralolpathi, Parasura...
