Oh terrifying mother: sexuality, violence and worship of the goddess Kali.(Religion)(Book Review) From: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute | Date: September 1, 2004| Author: Argenti-Pillen, Alex | COPYRIGHT 2004 Royal Anthropological Institute. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

CALDWELL, SARAH. Oh terrifying mother: sexuality, violence and worship of the goddess Kali. xiv, 320 pp., map, table, illus., bibliogr. Oxford: Univ. Press, 2001. [pounds sterling]12.99 (paper)

This ethnography of mutiyettu performances provides a detailed description of the contemporary context of the Bhagavati cult in central Kerala. The mutiyettu, a high-caste temple art, is the ritual enactment of the struggle between the male demon Darika and the violent goddess Bha...