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. Volumes from 1995 to 2002 were published on paper by Edinburgh University Press. The journal is now published electronically on its primary site hosted by the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS),

Editorial board

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Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: * ATLA Religion Database *

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References

External links

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