Goddess Kali in Malaysian Tamil Folk Songs
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-0171
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-0171
- Author or attribution
- Dhilip Kumar A/L Agilan
- Record type
- Article
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 2023; Journal of Valartamil 4(2), pp. 10–18
- Source / repository
- Journal of Valartamil
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- Kali Library Research Batch 3; Academic Research and Peer-Reviewed Articles; Malaysia; Tamil; Diaspora; Folk Songs
Description and curator notes
A source focused specifically on the place of Goddess Kālī in Malaysian Tamil vernacular song traditions. The paper discusses migration, the role of community temples and multiple themes in songs addressed to the goddess. It is especially useful for locating oral traditions that survive in written research and for broadening the collection beyond India and English-language theological studies. The journal PDF provides the full nine-page article.
KALI-0171 — Kali Library Research Batch 3.
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Dhilip Kumar A/L Agilan | 2023; Journal of Valartamil 4(2), pp. 10–18 | English
Full document: https://ejournal.upsi.edu.my/index.php/JTS/article/download/9478/4963/45599
Extent checked: Complete nine-page journal article PDF
A source focused specifically on the place of Goddess Kālī in Malaysian Tamil vernacular song traditions. The paper discusses migration, the role of community temples and multiple themes in songs addressed to the goddess. It is especially useful for locating oral traditions that survive in written research and for broadening the collection beyond India and English-language theological studies. The journal PDF provides the full nine-page article.
Kali relevance. Direct contemporary Kali in Malaysian Tamil diaspora sources.
Editorial / rights: The issue labels the paper 2023 although the listed DOI ends in 2024; retain the printed issue year and note the discrepancy. Full publisher PDF accessible without payment; rights not assumed.
Source access
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The issue labels the paper 2023 although the listed DOI ends in 2024; retain the printed issue year and note the discrepancy. Full publisher PDF accessible without payment; rights not assumed. This library links to the source; no full text is reproduced.
Citation
Dhilip Kumar A/L Agilan. Goddess Kali in Malaysian Tamil Folk Songs. Journal of Valartamil. 2023; Journal of Valartamil 4(2), pp. 10–18.
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