Maa Kali, Calcutta e Madre Teresa: la metropoli con due madri
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-0109
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-0109
- Author or attribution
- Erica Barbiani
- Record type
- Article
- Language
- Italian
- Date / edition
- 2007
- Source / repository
- C.I.R.S.De, Università degli Studi di Torino
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- Kali Library Research Catalogue; Philosophy, Theology, and Comparative Religion; Temples, Sacred Places, and Historical Worship
Description and curator notes
Examines the symbolic relationship between Kali, Kolkata, and Mother Teresa through the idea of a metropolis represented as having two mothers. The essay follows literary images of the city, the Kalighat temple, and Western accounts of Kali, then brings Jungian interpretations of a double mother into dialogue with representations of Mother Teresa’s work near Kalighat. Its value lies in tracing the cultural interpretation of the goddess and the city across religious and literary settings. The author’s psychological framework and claims about early origins are interpretations to evaluate, rather than a substitute for philological dating or temple history.
KALI-0109 — Kali Library Research Catalogue.
Access and reliability assessments below are supplied by the curator's 4–5 November 2026 research release, not a new independent verification.
Maa Kali, Calcutta and Mother Teresa: the metropolis with two mothers [catalogue translation]
Author / attribution: Erica Barbiani
Publication: C.I.R.S.De, Università degli Studi di Torino · 2007
Corso on line – Introduzione agli studi di genere; Modulo di II livello – Antichità, miti ed archetipi. Complete 14-page lesson, with two appendices and bibliography.
Format / language: University course chapter · Italian
Kali relevance: Kali, Kalighat, and representations of divine motherhood are central throughout.
Context: Kolkata; Western reception; gender studies; comparative motherhood.
Subjects: Philosophy, Theology, and Comparative Religion; Temples, Sacred Places, and Historical Worship
Evidence / reliability: Institutional repository; degree level or research format stated explicitly
Access / rights: Complete text checked 2026-11-04. Copyright Erica Barbiani 2007 stated in page footers; university makes the complete course lesson freely readable. No general republication licence established.
Source and alternate access links:
Read complete text: https://www.cirsde.unito.it/sites/c555/files/2024-05/4._maa_kali_calcutta_e_madre_teresa_la_metropoli_con_due_madri.pdf
Source access
Read or locate the original source at C.I.R.S.De, Università degli Studi di Torino
Rights and reading conditions
Complete text checked 2026-11-04. Copyright Erica Barbiani 2007 stated in page footers; university makes the complete course lesson freely readable. No general republication licence established. This library links to the source and does not reproduce its full text.
Citation
Erica Barbiani. Maa Kali, Calcutta e Madre Teresa: la metropoli con due madri. C.I.R.S.De, Università degli Studi di Torino · 2007.
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