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.
Date: 27. February 2025
Material Religion, Assemblage, and the Agency of Things in South Asia
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