Acronym
SANGH
Duration
19 April 2019 → Ongoing
Faculties
Group leader
Research disciplines
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Humanities
- Asian history
- Indian languages
- History of religions, churches and theology
- Study of Buddhism
- Study of Hinduism
- Comparative study of religion
- Religion and society
Keywords
Archaeology
Area studies
Art
Ethics and morality
Gender
History
Interculturalism
Linguistics
Literary studies
Media
Music
Philosophy
Religion
Theatre and performing arts
Translation Studies
15th Century
16th Century
17th Century
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century
Antiquity
Contemporary
Late Antiquity
Middle Ages
Prehistory (Stone Age)
Protohistory (Bronze Age, Iron Age)
Hindi
Oriental languages
Sanskrit
Asia
Comparative
Field research
Geographic and map based
Iconography and analysis of images
Language and text analysis
Surveys
Description
The interdisciplinary research group South Asia Network Ghent, in short Sangh (Sanskrit/Hindi meaning “community”), aims to offer a platform where UGent researchers working on South Asia meet and interact. The members of Sangh focus on varied aspects of South Asian society and culture, ranging from its rich literary history (Literary studies), to its diverse religious traditions (Religious studies), its numerous languages (Linguistics), its rapid developments in cinema (Media) and performing arts (Art History), etc. Their studies address both historical and contemporary issues, as well as local and transnational perspectives. They do so employing diverse research methods and theoretical backgrounds current in the Humanities and Social Sciences. All Sangh members are committed to the highest academic standard by engaging with sources in South Asian languages (especially Sanskrit and Hindi), be it in communication with people during field work, texts, or other media.