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G is for Gods: The Toilet Gods of the World & Kali
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This week we talk Toilet Gods (no we are not kidding), sacrifices, and the origin of the word thug.
Artwork: Jovana Stekovic
Logo: nydaaa
Music: Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Casey's Sources:
https://listverse.com/2017/02/09/10-weirdly-specific-gods-your-mythology-class-left-out/
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/in-japan-the-reign-of-the-toilet-god/article61790623.ece
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_god
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapu_(Polynesian_culture)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterquilinus
https://martinifisher.com/2020/07/31/the-ancient-magic-of-hygiene/
Karen's Sources:
Cartwright, Mark. “Kali.” World History Encyclopedia, World History Encyclopedia, 28 Mar. 2022, www.worldhistory.org/Kali/
Ganesan, V. B. “The Lore of Thuggee and How the British Ended Its Reign.” Return to Frontpage, The Hindu, 22 Sept. 2014, www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-lore-of-thuggee-and-how-the-british-ended-its-reign/article6435967.ece
Geller. “Kali - Hindu Goddess of Time, Power and Destruction.” Mythology.net, 30 Dec. 2016, mythology.net/hindu/hindu-gods/kali
“History's Most Blood Thirsty Cult.” SwordAndScale, www.swordandscale.com/historys-most-blood-thirsty-cult
“Kali.” Brooklyn Museum: Kali, www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/place_settings/kali
“Kali.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/Kali
McDougall, Dan. “Indian Cult Kills Children for Goddess.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 5 Mar. 2006, www.theguardian.com/world/2006/mar/05/india.theobserver
Perry, Alex. “Killing for 'Mother' Kali.” Time, Time Inc., 22 July 2002, content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,322673,00.html
“Thug.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/thug
Viswanathan, Rashmi. “Crime, Thuggee.” Academia.edu, 4 Nov. 2017, www.academia.edu/35054425/Crime_Thuggee
Home Base Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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