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Internet Journal of Religion: DISKUS
"DISKUS "a disembodied journal of international
religious studies" was first published in the UK in Spring 1993 by Brian Bocking
(Study of Religions Dept., Bath) and Gavin Flood (Theology & Religious Studies
Dept., Lampeter). DISKUS was issued on computer disk only, using simple ASCII
text which could - like e-mail today - be read in any word-processor. In 1993,
printed journals were becoming expensive, and most academics had acquired a
personal computer. Publishing on-disk seemed an obvious step.
DISKUS - whose name reflects its purpose of
stimulating on-DISK DISCUSsion - focuses on contemporary religions. DISKUS aims
to publish scholarly articles of a broadly phenomenological character, covering
a range of different religous traditions and topics and written in a lucid and
accessible manner so as to be useful to a wide readership of academics,
students, teachers and others involved in the academic study of religions."
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