From the Temple to the Witch’s Coven: Journeying West with Kali Ma, Fierce Goddess of Transformation. A Study of Contemporary Kali Worship in North America
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-nov04b-008
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-NOV04B-008
- Author or attribution
- Nika Kuchuk
- Record type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 2012
- Source / repository
- central.bac-lac.gc.ca
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- Further Full-Text Sources — November 2026; Thesis / diaspora; Direct Kālī; North America; Diaspora
Description and curator notes
University of Ottawa master's thesis on how contemporary North American communities interpret and practice devotion to Kālī, including the relationship with Western esoteric and feminist traditions.
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Nika Kuchuk · 2012 · English · Thesis / diaspora
Scope: Direct Kālī
University of Ottawa master's thesis on how contemporary North American communities interpret and practice devotion to Kālī, including the relationship with Western esoteric and feminist traditions.
Open complete text: https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item?app=Library&id=TC-OOU-23711&oclc_number=1033106830&op=pdf
Verification: Complete thesis PDF opened in Library and Archives Canada institutional archive.
Editorial note: Thesis dating can vary in catalog records; university submission approximately 2012.
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Citation
Nika Kuchuk. From the Temple to the Witch’s Coven: Journeying West with Kali Ma, Fierce Goddess of Transformation. A Study of Contemporary Kali Worship in North America. 2012. Thesis / diaspora. Thesis dating can vary in catalog records; university submission approximately 2012.
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