Goddesses, Monsters, and Monstrous Goddesses: The Portrayal of Kālī in the Devī Māhātmya

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Author or attribution: Kendra Darynne Brougham Marks
Record type: Thesis
Language: English
Date / edition: 2011
Source / repository: MA thesis, Religious Studies, University of Calgary
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A full-length thesis devoted to Kali’s portrayal in the Devi Mahatmya, goddess traditions, and the category of monstrosity.

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01 Goddesses, Monsters, and Monstrous Goddesses: The Portrayal of Kālī in the Devī Māhātmya
Kendra Darynne Brougham Marks • 2011
Master’s thesis • English
MA thesis, Religious Studies, University of Calgary
A full-length thesis devoted to Kali’s portrayal in the Devi Mahatmya, goddess traditions, and the category of monstrosity.
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Kendra Darynne Brougham Marks. Goddesses, Monsters, and Monstrous Goddesses: The Portrayal of Kālī in the Devī Māhātmya. MA thesis, Religious Studies, University of Calgary. 2011. Master’s thesis. https://ucalgary.scholaris.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/9071c5a5-25dc-4648-8fd0-1d148af144e9/content

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