Deconstructing Shakti: Investigating Representations of the Hindu Goddess in South Africa
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-0170
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-0170
- Author or attribution
- Pralini Naidoo
- Record type
- Article
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 2018; Journal of Gender and Religion in Africa 24(1), pp. 1–15
- Source / repository
- Journal of Gender and Religion in Africa
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- Kali Library Research Batch 3; Academic Research and Peer-Reviewed Articles; South Africa; Diaspora; Gender
Description and curator notes
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 than only an abstract.
KALI-0170 — Kali Library Research Batch 3.
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Pralini Naidoo | 2018; Journal of Gender and Religion in Africa 24(1), pp. 1–15 | English
Full document: https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ajgr/article/download/852/490/2723
Extent checked: Complete 15-page journal article PDF
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 than only an abstract.
Kali relevance. Kali worship and the South African diaspora; gender and reception studies.
Editorial / rights: Distinguish the author’s interpretive argument from practitioners’ own voices. Freely readable publisher-hosted PDF; reprint permission not established.
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Distinguish the author’s interpretive argument from practitioners’ own voices. Freely readable publisher-hosted PDF; reprint permission not established. This library links to the source; no full text is reproduced.
Citation
Pralini Naidoo. Deconstructing Shakti: Investigating Representations of the Hindu Goddess in South Africa. Journal of Gender and Religion in Africa. 2018; Journal of Gender and Religion in Africa 24(1), pp. 1–15.
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