@article{oai:meilib.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000134,
 author = {Narayanan, Mundoli},
 journal = {比較文化, Comparative culture,the journal of Miyazaki International College},
 month = {},
 note = {Kutiyattam, the only surviving form of Sanskrit theatre, has a recorded history of more than ten centuries and is easily the oldest existing performance form in India. Intrinsically related to a complex system of patronage, a direct offshoot of a traditional society based on caste hierarchy, Kutiyattam had been strictly confined to k?ttampalams, the temple theatres of Kerala, the southwestern state of India. Strict features of exclusivity have determined the processes of training, performance and reception through most of its history and have played a major part in its preservation. However, the gradual weakening of temple establishments in the last five decades has led to the formation of other systems of institutional and social patronage. At the same time, the concerted attempts to secularise and modernise the form have resulted in a number of transformations in its different aspects. This paper traces the traditional systems of patronage, performance and features of exclusivity of Kutiyattam, its contemporary changing circumstances, their impact on specific facets of performance, and their implications for the general nature of the form.},
 pages = {31--46},
 title = {独占から開放へ--変化するクーディヤータムの状況},
 volume = {11},
 year = {2005}
}