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Asian Ethnology
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Open access, peer-reviewed journal on the peoples & cultures of Asia. Published at Nanzan University, edited by Benjamin Dorman & Frank J. Korom. New site: https://asianethnology.scholasticahq.com Archives: https://asianethnology.org
Outside the meetings, Frank explored some of Nagoya’s cultural landmarks — Atsuta Shrine, Shirotori Park (with its beautiful suikinkutsu), and Inuyama Castle.

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October 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
📚 Archives are still on our old site for now, but we’ll migrate them to Scholastica in the coming months. Excited to begin this new era of Asian Ethnology!
August 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
All new submissions now go through Scholastica’s peer-review system:
💠 US$10 submission fee (paid to Scholastica by authors)
💠 No APCs — authors publish free & readers access free
August 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
From this issue onward, Asian Ethnology is on Scholastica:
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❌ No more print editions
🌏 Digital-first for wider access & sustainability
August 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This special issue highlights ritual, poetics, and the religious sensorium across Asia. Huge thanks to Karen Ruffle & all contributors for their scholarship and patience during our platform transition. 🙏
August 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
🎉 Asian Ethnology 84-1 is out! Guest edited by Karen G. Ruffle: Sensing Muḥarram in Asia: Shiʿi Poetics of Place and the Religious Sensorium.
👉 asianethnology.scholasticahq.com/issue/12523
Vol. 84, Issue 1, 2025 | Published by Asian Ethnology
This special issue examines how Shiʿa communities in Asia embody Karbala and Muḥarram through sensory rituals, memory, and material practices, transforming distant history into present, lived spiritua...
asianethnology.scholasticahq.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This special issue brings fresh perspectives on ritual, poetics, and the religious sensorium across Asia. Huge thanks to Karen Ruffle & all contributors for their dedication and patience during this transition. 🙏
August 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
👉 Archives remain on our old website for now. In the coming months, all back issues will migrate to Scholastica, providing seamless access to both legacy & new content.
Welcome to a new era of Asian Ethnology!
August 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
All new submissions will go through Scholastica’s peer-review system.
💠 US$10 submission fee (payable to Scholastica)
💠 No APCs — publication stays free for authors & readers.
August 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
With this issue, Asian Ethnology moves to @scholasticahq.

Articles now in PDF, HTML, XML

❌ No more print editions

Digital-first publishing for access & sustainability 🌏
August 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This special issue explores ritual, poetics, & the religious sensorium across Asia. Our thanks to Karen Ruffle & contributors for their scholarship and patience during this transition. 🙏
August 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM