Constructing Feminist Narratives in Contemporary Saktism via the Nine Night Goddess Worship Navaratri Festival at Kali Mandir

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Catalogue identifier: kali-nov05-c028
Alternate titles and import identifiers: KALI-NOV05-C028
Author or attribution: John J. G. H. Flicker (Giri Bhai)
Record type: Article
Language: English
Date / edition: 2020
Source / repository: Independently posted 37-page research paper
Access: Open access
Subjects: Additional Full-Text Sources — 5 November 2026; California, United States; Direct contemporary Kali temple practice; Diaspora

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Documents Navaratri observance at Kali Mandir in Laguna Beach, discussing interview responses, puja routines, women's religious identity and feminist interpretations. A distinct unpublished paper by the same author as the preceding entry.

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John J. G. H. Flicker (Giri Bhai) | 2020 | California, United States | English
Publication: Independently posted 37-page research paper
Documents Navaratri observance at Kali Mandir in Laguna Beach, discussing interview responses, puja routines, women's religious identity and feminist interpretations. A distinct unpublished paper by the same author as the preceding entry.
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John J. G. H. Flicker (Giri Bhai). Constructing Feminist Narratives in Contemporary Saktism via the Nine Night Goddess Worship Navaratri Festival at Kali Mandir. Independently posted 37-page research paper. 2020.

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