Select Contents of Oriental Journals

Summary

Select Contents of Oriental Journals summarises noteworthy articles from a wide array of recent scholarly periodicals in the field of Oriental studies. The editor lists papers on topics ranging from Rigvedic grammar, Jain iconography and Buddhist archaeology to studies of Hindu law, Dravidian phonetics and comparative philosophy. Journals surveyed include Acta Orientalia, Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Brahmavidya, the Bulletin of the Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Indo‑Asian Culture and the Journal of the American Oriental Society. Each entry provides the author’s name and a brief description of the subject, such as on the polymorphic present tense in the Rigveda, the iconography of Jinas, the cult of Devi, the influence of Eastern religions on the West, and the exploration of archaeological sites like Ratnagiri. Items in regional languages, including studies in Hindi on Panini’s rules and the Paishaci language, are also noted. By compiling this list, the section functions as a bibliographic guide for researchers interested in current developments across disciplines such as linguistics, religious studies, history and archaeology.