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2020 Summer Issue, Part 2, Innovation and Material Religion - Editorial

2020 Summer Issue, Part 2, Innovation and Material Religion - Editorial

Urmila Mohan
Editorials, Issues

Our Summer 2020 issue on the theme of Innovation is the second of a two-part series that explores instances of creativity and change drawn from various parts of the globe – India, Thailand, and the Western world. Our offerings include a photo essay on jugaad practices among costumers in the Indian film industry, a photo essay on sensory and community aesthetics in a South Indian flower market, a photo essay on care practices and questions of change in Thailand, and an article by Aimee Hinds on how color (or its absence) perpetuates false racial narratives in modern classical reception of the Greco-Roman past.

2019-20 Winter Issue, Part 1, Innovation and Material Religion - Editorial

2019-20 Winter Issue, Part 1, Innovation and Material Religion - Editorial

Urmila Mohan
Editorials, Issues

Our Winter 2019-20 Issue, Innovation, Part 1, explores different aspects of innovation with examples drawn from various parts of the world – India, South East Asia (Singapore and Cambodia), and the US. Our offerings include an article on worship in multicultural Singapore, a think-piece on innovation, an essay on how traditional rituals are being adapted for new publics in Cambodia, and a discussion with an Indian anthropologist about craft and heritage.