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Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition

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Divinity Atlas. "Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/hindu-goddesses-visions-of-the-divine-feminine-in-the-hindu-religious-tradition.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/hindu-goddesses-visions-of-the-divine-feminine-in-the-hindu-religious-tradition

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  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/hindu-goddesses-visions-of-the-divine-feminine-in-the-hindu-religious-tradition},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

David Kinsley's survey works across the major Devi figures of Hinduism and the Shakta doctrine of the divine feminine as ultimate reality, drawing on primary textual and iconographic material for each named goddess rather than proposing one theory of goddess worship applied uniformly. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with Kinsley's specific readings since 1988. Its own stated limit is that its breadth, covering goddess traditions broadly across Hinduism, means a claim needing deep textual detail on one specific goddess may need a source focused on her alone. Use it for established scholarly facts about Hindu goddesses and Shaktism generally.

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Reliability Tier

David Kinsley's survey working across the major Devi figures of Hinduism and the Shakta doctrine of the divine feminine as ultimate reality, drawing on primary textual and iconographic material for each named goddess rather than one theory applied uniformly.

Notes

David Kinsley's scholarly survey of goddess traditions within Hinduism, covering major Devi figures and the Shakta doctrine of the divine feminine as ultimate reality. Use for established scholarly facts about Hindu goddesses and Shaktism generally; a broad survey work, so a claim requiring deep textual detail on one specific goddess may need a source focused on her alone.

Citation

Author

David R. Kinsley

Publisher

University of California Press

Publication Year

1988

URL

https://archive.org/details/hindugoddessesvi0000kins_s3o9

Source Type

book

Claims Backed By This Source (280 claims)

This source backs 280 claims across the atlas. As facts: 185 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 44 holds, 4 connected. Plus 45 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Deities, 177 claims: 129 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 20 holds, 26 general references.
Articles, 30 claims: 24 well-attested, 3 connected, 3 general references.
Mantras, 22 claims: 12 well-attested, 5 holds, 5 general references.
Denominations, 15 claims: 13 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Doctrines, 12 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 holds, 3 general references.
Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
Figures, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Holidays & Festivals, 3 claims: 2 holds, 1 general references.
Practices, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Religious Events, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Scriptures & Texts, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Subcategories, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 1 claims: 1 general references.