The Journal of Vaishnava Studies
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Vaishnava Studies is an academic journal
that was founded in 1992 by Steven J. Rosen (Satyaraja Dasa), a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
. It is dedicated to scholarly research associated with Vishnu
-related traditions. In 2002, the journal affiliated with Christopher Newport University
, in Virginia
, and with A. Deepak Publishing, Inc.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
that was founded in 1992 by Steven J. Rosen (Satyaraja Dasa), a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness , known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious organization. It was founded in 1966 in New York City by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada...
. It is dedicated to scholarly research associated with Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
-related traditions. In 2002, the journal affiliated with Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University
Christopher Newport University, or CNU, is a public liberal arts university located in Newport News, Virginia, United States. CNU is the youngest comprehensive university in the Commonwealth of Virginia...
, in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, and with A. Deepak Publishing, Inc.