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Abstract/Sommario: The Kaniyan are a tribal community residing in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, South India. Men from this community are known traditionally as experts in koothu, which consists of music, dance, singing, and narration. They perform koothu in the annual celebration to worship Sudalai - a folk deity celebrated by the non-tribal communities - in order to invoke the spirit of the deity. Men from the Kaniyan community also work as shamans in the worship of Sudalai. The Shaman perform ...; [Leggi tutto...]