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Welmoed de Boer — 1999
Article · Dutch · Open access
Fieldwork-informed research on Surinamese Hindu trance mediums (ojha), with discussion and photographs of Kali Mai priests, the goddess’s worship, and relationships with healing and community identity.
Source: OSO / DBNL
Original source or repositoryRestori, Enrica — 1995
Article · French · Open access
Literary study of a female character built from Venus and Kali myths.
Source: Littératures (Presses universitaires du Midi), pp. 83-93 (Persée)
Original source or repositoryMukhopadhyay, Bijaynath (ed.) — 1878
Scripture · Sanskrit / Bengali · Open access
Nineteenth-century Calcutta edition of the Devi Mahatmya.
Source: Digital Library of India, via Internet Archive
Original source or repositoryPralini Naidoo — 2018; Journal of Gender and Religion in Africa 24(1), pp. 1–15
Article · English · Open access
An academic examination of representations of Kālī and Draupadī in South Africa, with particular attention to Tamil-derived Amman traditions. Naidoo critiques the simple binary of benign versus fierce goddesses and considers whether celebratory feminist readings actually match the lived constraints affecting devotees. The downloadable article includes the discussion and scholarly references rather
Source: Journal of Gender and Religion in Africa
Original source or repositoryGhose, Arnesh — 2020
Article · English · Open access
Column on why Kali's mutton offering counts as 'vegetarian'.
Source: Man's World India
Original source or repositoryM. S. Maheswari — 2025
Article · English · Open access
Compares cultural representations of female rage through Bhadrakali, Yakshi and Nagavalli, placing divine anger in Kerala literary and cinematic narratives.
Source: International Journal of Research 12(13)
Original source or repositoryAuthor unrecorded — 1956 CE
Reference · Not specified · Metadata only
From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Legal Authorities and Legislation.
Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography
Original source or repositoryUrban, Hugh B. — 2016
Article · Spanish · Open access
Spanish version of Urban's Bataillean reading of goddess worship and sacrifice in Assam.
Source: Revista Científica Arbitrada de la Fundación MenteClara 1(3)
Original source or repositoryAnonymous; speech attributed to the gods — n.d. [online edition]
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
The gods praise Kātyāyanī through a succession of names and protective forms. The opening invokes Kauśikī, followed immediately by Kālikā, Kālī and Cāmuṇḍā; Kaumārī appears in the next verse. The hymn combines these identities with descriptions of weapons and divine powers and requests relief from danger. It offers direct textual evidence for a particular devotional synthesis of Kātyāyanī, Kālī an
Source: Sanskrit Documents volunteer project
Original source or repositoryAttributed to Kālikā Purāṇa — undated; digital edition
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
A defined goddess praise extracted from the Kālikā Purāṇa, important as a supplemental witness to regional Śākta theology. The standalone hymn is complete but the containing Purāṇa is not reproduced here.
Source: Sanskrit Documents volunteer project
Original source or repositoryThurston, Edgar; Rangachari, K. — 1909
Reference · English · Open access
Entry on a weaving caste, with notes on its goddess worship.
Source: Wikisource (public domain)
Original source or repositoryRajya Sabha Secretariat — 2004
Reference · English · Open access
Parliamentary record on development of the Kalighat temple complex.
Source: Rajya Sabha Debates Digital Library, via Internet Archive (public domain)
Original source or repositoryMark Cartwright — 2015-12-05
Article · English · Open access
A general-audience account of Devi and her manifestations, including Kali. The article offers an accessible entry point into goddess terminology, but its compressed treatment requires scholarly cross-checking. In particular, readers should use the verified Devi Mahatmya editions and specialist studies in this catalog to establish that text’s narrative and Purana context. This existing site resourc
Source: World History Encyclopedia
Original source or repositoryChatterji, Shoma A. — 2018
Article · English · Open access
Kali in Bengali cinema from Ray's Devi to Ghatak.
Source: Indian Cultural Forum
Original source or repositoryNot stated — Date not established
Book · Gujarati · Open access
Gujarati drama on Bhadrakali and the fall of Pavagadh, with its songs.
Source: Digital Library of India, via Internet Archive
Original source or repositoryUnknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Ambala Devi Mahatmya manuscript.
Source: eGangotri Digital Preservation Trust, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositorySanskrit Documents — Date not recorded
Book · Sanskrit · Metadata only
From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Primary Texts, Editions, and Translations.
Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography
Original source or repositoryUnknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Kashmiri Sharada Devi Mahatmya.
Source: eGangotri Digital Preservation Trust, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryUnknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Panjab University copy of the Devi Mahatmya.
Source: Panjab University manuscript, via eGangotri / Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryUnknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Baramulla Sharada Devi Mahatmya.
Source: eGangotri Digital Preservation Trust, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryUnknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Kupwara Sharada Devi Mahatmya.
Source: eGangotri Digital Preservation Trust, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryMarkandeya (attrib.) — 1718 (era unstated in record)
Manuscript · Sanskrit / Nepali · Open access
Nepali paper manuscript of the Durga Saptashati with its Kilaka, with Nepali text.
Source: Jagannath Bhattarai Collection, Nepal, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryUnknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Raghunath Temple library copy.
Source: eGangotri Digital Preservation Trust, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryUnknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Devanagari Devi Mahatmya manuscript.
Source: Dr Shailendra Naithani Collection, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryUnknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Devi Mahatmya as part of the Markandeya Purana.
Source: eGangotri Digital Preservation Trust, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryUnknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Ritual uses of the Devi Mahatmya from the Katyayani Tantra.
Source: Panjab University manuscript, via eGangotri / Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryUnknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Kashmiri Sharada Devi Mahatmya with offering rite and armour hymn.
Source: Sharada manuscripts collection, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryUnknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Sharada Saptashati manuscript.
Source: eGangotri Digital Preservation Trust, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryUnknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Sharada manuscript of the Devi Mahatmya's opening episode.
Source: eGangotri Digital Preservation Trust, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositoryUnknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Rare Nandinagari-script Saptashati.
Source: Nandinagari manuscripts, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repositorySrider Basudevan Iyer — 2008
Book · English · Open access
Research addressing Kali’s forms, the Mahavidya tradition, mantras, ritual iconography, and Goddess theology.
Source: Wisdomlib
Original source or repositorySreekanth K. — 2024
Article · English · Open access
A historical and sociological overview of Kerala’s goddess worship, including forms of Kali, Bhadrakali, folk performers, oracles, temple traditions, and ritual development. Useful as contextual secondary scholarship rather than a primary record of antiquity.
Source: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention
Original source or repositoryCoburn, Thomas B. — 1988 CE
Book · Not specified · Metadata only
From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Primary Texts, Editions, and Translations.
Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography
Original source or repositoryHawley, John Stratton, and Donna Marie Wulff — 1996 CE
Book · Not specified · Metadata only
From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Scholarly Works.
Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography
Original source or repositoryVarious — 1911
Reference · English · Open access
Britannica article on the devil in world religions, with a reference to Kali.
Source: Wikisource (public domain)
Original source or repositoryPoley, Ludwig (ed. and trans.) — 1831
Scripture · Sanskrit / Latin · Open access
First European edition of the Devi Mahatmya, with Latin translation (Berlin, 1831).
Source: Internet Archive (public domain mark)
Original source or repositoryUnknown — Date not established
Scripture · Sanskrit · Open access
Complete large Sanskrit ritual compilation, with Kali forms and mantras within broader goddess worship.
Source: Muktabodha — transcription M00310
Original source or repositoryMarcelo Moura Mello — 2014
Dissertation · Portuguese · Open access
A substantial doctoral ethnography of the Blairmont Kali temple in Berbice, exploring devotion, religious categories, purity, ritual embodiment and healing.
Source: lahppgas.museunacional.ufrj.br
Original source or repositoryMcLean, Malcolm — 1998 CE
Book · Not specified · Metadata only
From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Scholarly Works.
Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography
Original source or repositorySutton, Deborah — 2013 CE
Article · Not specified · Metadata only
From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Scholarly Works.
Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography
Original source or repositoryDevdiscourse News Desk — 2025
Article · English · Open access
Kali Puja 2025 crowds and the Karunamoyee Kali Bari Kumari Puja.
Source: Devdiscourse
Original source or repositoryLe Pape, Barbara — 2019
Article · English · Open access
Artist-practitioner essay on meditative experience of three Mahavidyas, with the author's own visual work.
Source: Spirituality Studies 5(1), pp. 38-46
Original source or repositoryWaghorne, Joanne Punzo — 2004 CE
Book · Not specified · Metadata only
From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Scholarly Works.
Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography
Original source or repositoryElisabeth Hofstätter — 2002
Thesis · German · Open access
Hofstätter’s German diploma thesis surveys Kali’s development in South Asian religious traditions and compares it with her reception in Western goddess spirituality. The first part discusses textual evidence, relationships with Shiva and other deities, Tantra, Bengali devotional poets, Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi and female worshippers. Separate sections examine iconography, worship at Kalighat and D
Source: University of Vienna, Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies; institutional copy hosted by the Department of Religious Studies
Original source or repositoryVilne, Madara — 2018
Article · Latvian · Open access
Kali in Western popular culture, psychology and feminism.
Source: Ceļš 69, pp. 198-223 (University of Latvia Press)
Original source or repositoryAuthor unrecorded — Date not recorded
Reference · Not specified · Metadata only
From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Parallel Editions and Access Records.
Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography
Original source or repositoryZeiler, Xenia — 2020 CE
Book · Not specified · Metadata only
From Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography, Sources for Chapters 1–18. Section: Scholarly Works.
Source: Keepers of the Mother’s Flame — Master Bibliography
Original source or repositoryUnknown — n.d.
Manuscript · Sanskrit · Open access
Newari manuscript on initiation with Kali's armour hymn.
Source: Newari paper manuscripts, via Internet Archive (CC0)
Original source or repository