Home›Sources›The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1: Mythologies from Gingee to KuruksetraSourcesThe Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1: Mythologies from Gingee to KuruksetraCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1: Mythologies from Gingee to Kuruksetra." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-cult-of-draupadi-volume-1-mythologies-from-gingee-to-kuruksetra.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1: Mythologies from Gingee to Kuruksetra. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-cult-of-draupadi-volume-1-mythologies-from-gingee-to-kuruksetraCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-cult-of-draupadi-volume-1-mythologie, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1: Mythologies from Gingee to Kuruksetra}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-cult-of-draupadi-volume-1-mythologies-from-gingee-to-kuruksetra}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1: Mythologies from Gingee to Kuruksetra, Alf Hiltebeitel's 1988 study from the University of Chicago Press, is a major scholarly account of the South Indian Draupadi cult and its mythology. Its strength is that it draws on Hiltebeitel's own extended fieldwork alongside close textual analysis, published by a leading academic press. Its limit is that its regional focus is the Tamil Draupadi cult specifically, not Draupadi devotion in other parts of India.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (15 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Alf Hiltebeitel's The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1, University of Chicago Press, 1988, the top tier reflecting extended fieldwork alongside close textual analysis, published by a leading academic press. Its limit is that its regional focus is the Tamil Draupadi cult specifically, not Draupadi devotion in other parts of India.NotesWell-attestedScholarly study of the mythology of the Draupadi cult from Gingee to Kurukshetra, University of Chicago Press, 1988.CitationAuthorWell-attestedAlf HiltebeitelPublisherWell-attestedUniversity of Chicago PressPublication YearWell-attested1988Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monographCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithChicago, Cities Well-attested This source names Chicago directly: "1988 study from the University of Chicago Press, is a major scholarly account of the South Indian Draupadi cult and its mythology."Source The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1: Mythologies from Gingee to KuruksetraAlf Hiltebeiteltier 1Draupadi, Figures Well-attested This source names Draupadi directly: "The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1: Mythologies from Gingee to Kuruksetra, Alf Hiltebeitel's 1988 study from the University of Chicago Press, is a major scholarly account of the South Indian Draupadi..."Source The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1: Mythologies from Gingee to KuruksetraAlf Hiltebeiteltier 1India, Countries Well-attested This source names India directly: "a major scholarly account of the South Indian Draupadi cult and its mythology."Source The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1: Mythologies from Gingee to KuruksetraAlf Hiltebeiteltier 1Tamils, Cultures Well-attested This source names Tamils directly: "The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1: Mythologies from Gingee to Kuruksetra, Alf Hiltebeitel's 1988 study from the University of Chicago Press, is a major scholarly account of the South Indian Draupadi..."Source The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1: Mythologies from Gingee to KuruksetraAlf Hiltebeiteltier 1Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 11 claims: 7 well-attested, 4 holds.Figures, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Articles, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.Well-attested10ArticlesDraupadi Amman, Worshipped in Her Own RightFiguresDraupadiSourcesThe Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1: Mythologies from Gingee to KuruksetraHolds4SourcesThe Cult of Draupadi, Volume 1: Mythologies from Gingee to KuruksetraGeneral References1FiguresDraupadiComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year