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ID: 901000890
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000890
Record Type: Character/Person

Kali (Hindu deity)

Note: In Hinduism, goddess of time, doomsday, and death; Kali’s origins can be traced to the deities of the village, tribal, and mountain cultures of South Asia who were gradually appropriated and transformed.

Display Date: ancient origins

Names:
Kali (Hindu deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Kālī (Hindu deity) (English,U,N)
Kalika (Hindu deity) (English,U,N)
काली (Hindu deity) (Sanskrit,U,N)
कालिका (Hindu deity) (Sanskrit,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Hindu iconography> (P)
........<Hindu characters> (P)
............Kali (Hindu deity) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Hinduism
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... death
.....(personal life events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Kali (Hindu deity)
................Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
................British Museum [online] (1999-)
Kālī (Hindu deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 88002593
Kalika (Hindu deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
काली (Hindu deity)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali
कालिका (Hindu deity)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Kali," accessed 20 June 2017
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 88002593
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/78271
................ British Museum [online] (1999-) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=226094&partId=1&searchText=Kali&page=1

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