The ''International Journal of Hindu Studies'' is a peer-reviewed

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published by

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. The

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is Sushil Mittal (

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). The journal was established in 1997 and appears triannually (except from 2003-2005, when it was published once per year, and 2010, when only two issues appeared).

Scope

The journal covers all aspects of

Hindu studies Hindu studies is the study of the traditions and practices of the Indian subcontinent (especially Hinduism), and considered as a subfield of Indology. Beginning with British philology in the colonial period, Hindu studies has been practiced larg ...

ranging from well-established topics to fostering new work in neglected areas. The Journal supports critical inquiries, hermeneutical interpretive proposals, and historical investigations into all aspects of Hindu traditions. Comparative and theoretical articles span a broad range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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, EBSCO databases, Academic OneFile,

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, ATLA Religion Database,

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, and OmniFile.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.springer.com/social+sciences/religious+studies/journal/11407 Springer Science+Business Media academic journals Triannual journals Publications established in 1997 English-language journals Hindu studies journals Hindu literature