Material Religion, Assemblage, and the Agency of Things in South Asia

This special issue of Nidān: International Journal for Indian Studies is the product of a collective experiment with

materials that are assembled, imagined, and agentive in the context of South Asian religions. The articles are available here.

2/27/2025

Leah Elizabeth ComeauSaint Joseph's University

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