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Rembert Lutjeharms
James Madaio
Lucian Wong
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Vishal Sharma
Book Review Editor
Hina Khalid
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Religion and politics in South Asia
2022 marks 75 years since the Partition of India, which led to the division between the newly created, and predominantly Muslim state of Pakistan, and modern India with its large Hindu majority. This collection commemorates and reflects on this anniversary, and explores the complex relationship between religion and politics in South Asia.

Art and Aesthetics
Read our collection of articles 'demonstrating the importance of the wide range of cultural creations (from poetry and dance to hagiography) in constituting Hindu culture, and the dynamic existence of the arts, growing new meanings across diverse changes in time, space, and social inclination'.
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Tamil Saivism and Saiva Siddhanta
Explore the Special Issue on Tamil Saivism and Saiva Siddhanta, raising questions about the concrete and contingent history of the present globality.
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Embodiment and Emotion
Read articles from Journal of Hindu Studies on the topic of 'Embodiment & Emotion'.
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