Vierge Noire et déesse Karli. Chronique d’un désir d’enfants à La Réunion

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Catalogue identifier: klm000119
Alternate titles and import identifiers: KLM000119
Author or attribution: Laurence Pourchez
Record type: Article
Language: French
Date / edition: 2002
Source / repository: L’Autre; Les Classiques des sciences sociales
Access: Open access
Subjects: Recent Research Sources — 8 November 2026; Academic Research; Shaktism; Diaspora and Living Traditions

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French ethnographic study of the Black Virgin and Karli in Réunion, based on 1994–1999 fieldwork. It examines fertility-related vows, ritual offerings and connections between Catholic and Tamil Hindu practices. Reported beliefs about fertility are ethnographic evidence, not evidence of medical efficacy.

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Vierge Noire et déesse Karli. Chronique d’un désir d’enfants à La Réunion

Laurence Pourchez. L’Autre. Cliniques, cultures et sociétés 3(2) (2002), 257–276. La pensée sauvage. Author-authorized digital edition at Les Classiques des sciences sociales.

KLM000119 | Scholarly journal article | French

Access verified: 6 November 2026. Complete 34-page reformatted PDF in the author-authorized digital edition. Relevant Karli sections, conclusion and bibliography through the final page were checked. Original journal pagination is 257–276.

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Laurence Pourchez. Vierge Noire et déesse Karli. Chronique d’un désir d’enfants à La Réunion. L’Autre. Cliniques, cultures et sociétés 3(2) (2002), 257–276. La pensée sauvage. Author-authorized digital edition at Les Classiques des sciences sociales. https://classiques.uqam.ca/contemporains/pourchez_laurence/vierge_noire/vierge_noire.pdf

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