Dinesan Vadakkiniyil
Biographic Data
| ID | 648701 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dinesan Vadakkiniyil |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dinesan |
| FAMILY NAME | Vadakkiniyil |
| SIGNATURE | VADAKKINIYIL D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bergen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mahishi's rage
In September 2018, the Supreme Court of India lifted the ban on females of menstrual age entering the sacred site to Lord Ayyappan at Sabarimala in the Indian state of Kerala. Violent protests, for and against, engulfed Kerala throughout the main festival and pilgrimage season of 2018-19. This article explores the major sociopolitical and cultural forces that underpinned the violent protests at one of India's (and also the world's) major centres …
Images of Transgression
This article focuses on Muttappan and the practice of teyyam in Kerala, South India. The growing power and increasing presence of this ritual practice and its transition from traditional sacred spaces into modern public spheres, including cyberspace, are analyzed in order to understand its inner dynamics and potentialities. Engaged with the quotidian aspects of human existence, the male divinity Muttappan-teyyam is a being of the moment who overc…
Mahishi's rage
In September 2018, the Supreme Court of India lifted the ban on females of menstrual age entering the sacred site to Lord Ayyappan at Sabarimala in the Indian state of Kerala. Violent protests, for and against, engulfed Kerala throughout the main festival and pilgrimage season of 2018-19. This article explores the major sociopolitical and cultural forces that underpinned the violent protests at one of India's (and also the world's) major centres …
Images of Transgression
This article focuses on Muttappan and the practice of teyyam in Kerala, South India. The growing power and increasing presence of this ritual practice and its transition from traditional sacred spaces into modern public spheres, including cyberspace, are analyzed in order to understand its inner dynamics and potentialities. Engaged with the quotidian aspects of human existence, the male divinity Muttappan-teyyam is a being of the moment who overc…
Mahishi's rage
In September 2018, the Supreme Court of India lifted the ban on females of menstrual age entering the sacred site to Lord Ayyappan at Sabarimala in the Indian state of Kerala. Violent protests, for and against, engulfed Kerala throughout the main festival and pilgrimage season of 2018-19. This article explores the major sociopolitical and cultural forces that underpinned the violent protests at one of India's (and also the world's) major centres …
Anthropology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (2 works) · South Asian Studies and Diaspora (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work)