Could the Western world be completely wrong in thinking Kali is a demonised goddess in India?
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-import-c6c0a286ed2dd536894f
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-100-055
- Author or attribution
- McDermott, Rachel Fell
- Record type
- Article
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 2017
- Source / repository
- Scroll.in (book excerpt)
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- 100-Source Research Supplement — November 2026; Modern Interpretations
Description and curator notes
Excerpt arguing Kali's history trends toward benevolence. Overlaps with the catalogue's Encountering Kali record, but this is a free full-text piece.
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Title: Could the Western world be completely wrong in thinking Kali is a demonised goddess in India?
Authors: McDermott, Rachel Fell
Record type: Article
Language: English
Year: 2017
Source / Publisher: Scroll.in (book excerpt)
Full-text URL: https://scroll.in/article/855283/scroll_in
Subjects: Modern Interpretations
Description: Excerpt arguing Kali's history trends toward benevolence. Overlaps with the catalogue's Encountering Kali record, but this is a free full-text piece.
Access: Free full text
Dedupe check (vs. 422-record catalogue, 4 Nov 2026): No URL or title match
Source access
Read or locate the original source at Scroll.in (book excerpt)
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Citation
McDermott, Rachel Fell. Could the Western world be completely wrong in thinking Kali is a demonised goddess in India?. Scroll.in (book excerpt). 2017. https://scroll.in/article/855283/scroll_in
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