Journal of Hindu Studies
The Journal of Hindu Studies was launched in 2008 at the the American Academy of Religion Conference. It is published by the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies in partnership with Oxford University Press. The Journal is fully refereed.[1]
The aim of the Journal is to create a forum for critical and constructive interdisciplinary discourse, exploring key questions and meta-issues relating to the developing field of Hindu Studies.
'Religion has become centre stage in public discourse, closely linked to cultural or identity politics, and now perhaps more than at any other time in recent history, there is a need for critical evaluation and discussion. This Journal is intended to provide such a forum for Hindu Studies.[2]
— Prof. Gavin Flood, OCHS Academic Director.
The Journal currently publishes three issues a year, one guest-edited and one open for submissions. The third issue usually publishes conference and panel papers. The first two issues are on the same broad annual theme. These themes focus on theoretical meta-issues that are relevant to all fields within Hindu Studies, linking scholars in interdisciplinary dialogue. Themes published to date include: Hermeneutics and Interpretation, Aesthetics and the Arts, and Reason and Rationality.
The disciplines represented in the Journal presently include History, Philology, Literature and the Arts, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Archaeology, and Religious Studies.
The Editorial Board[3] are:
- Consulting Editor: Gavin Flood
- Managing Editor: Jessica Frazier
- Reviews: Rembert Lutjeharms
The Advisory Board[4] members are:
- Daud Ali
- Mandakranta Bose
- John Brockington
- Gudrun Buhnermann
- Francis X. Clooney
- Jonardon Ganeri
- John Stratton Hawley
- Will Johnson
- Richard King
- Shashiprabha Kumar
- Julius Lipner
- Angelika Malinar
- Vasudha Narayanan
- Patrick Olivelle
- Laurie Patton
- Arvind Sharma
- Ted Proferes
- Himanshu Prabha Ray
- T. S. Rukmani
- Somdev Vasudev
- David Washbrook
- Richard Freeman