The Devil of Calicut and the tiger-footed sage: misreading Vyāghrapāda in early European writing
Published online on June 11, 2026
Abstract
cultural geographies, Ahead of Print.
This article examines how the figure described in early European accounts as the ‘Devil of Calicut’ may reflect a European misrecognition of South Indian feline-human Shaiva imagery associated with figures such as the sageVyāghrapāda. The arguments ...
This article examines how the figure described in early European accounts as the ‘Devil of Calicut’ may reflect a European misrecognition of South Indian feline-human Shaiva imagery associated with figures such as the sageVyāghrapāda. The arguments ...