Vākyamālā

Literary Studies Religion Scholarly Communication

A multimedia collection dedicated to John D. Smith on the occasion of his eightieth birthday, edited by Wendy J. Phillips Rodríguez and Simon Brodbeck.

The issue is available in open access here.

11/5/2026

Cardiff University Press

Wendy J. Phillips Rodríguez Institute of Philological Research (UNAM)

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