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William Lubenow and Celia Washington lecture at the RAS
We have been delighted to host a number of outstanding lectures at the Society over the past several weeks. On Wednesday 1 June, the Society hosted a guest lecture which saw Professor…
3 June 2016The Ram Raz Collection and Vastu Shastra
We are pleased to introduce a guest post by Dr Jennifer Howes, an art historian specializing in South Asia and author of The Courts of Pre-Colonial South India. The Ram Raz Collection In the…
24 May 2016Denis Sinor Medal and more lectures at the RAS
On Thursday, 12 May 2016, the Royal Asiatic Society presented Professor Nicholas Sims-Williams (SOAS) with the Denis Sinor Gold Medal for Inner Asian Studies. The Sinor Medal was inaugurated in 1993 with…
18 May 2016Recent lectures at the RAS
We have been very fortunate to host two wonderful speakers during the past week. Last Thursday, 10 March, Professor (Emerita) Doris Behrens-Abouseif (SOAS) delivered a lecture on “Scribes and Libraries in the Mamluk…
16 March 2016Benedict Leigh lectures on C.R. Ashbee’s vision of Jerusalem
Last Tuesday, 23 February, we were delighted to host the latest installment in our Fresh Perspectives lecture series. The evening saw Benedict Leigh (UCL Qatar, British Museum) deliver a lecture on “C.R.…
26 February 2016Yogi Practices
On 11th February Dr Sir Jim Mallinson lectured to a full room on the history of Yoga focusing particularly on the history of ascetic practices. Dr Mallinson was keen to show how ascetic…
16 February 2016A work placement at the RAS
Below we post an edited version of Surekha Agarwal’s report on a work placement at the Society which took place earlier this year. We are very grateful to Surekha for her contribution and for…
2 February 2016Events, Displays, Archives, Napoleon and Thomas Manning and, of course, Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all our readers. We hope that you had a relaxed and enjoyable time over the festive period and that 2016 will be a successful year for you. As…
7 January 2016Nizami the Poet takes Centre-Stage
On Tuesday 17th November we welcomed Azadeh Fatehrad to lecture on the poet, Nizami Ganjavi. She started by giving an introduction to the poet’s life and work and, in particular, his five epic…
19 November 2015Saved for the nation: RAS acquires Thomas Manning Archive
The Royal Asiatic Society has acquired the archive of sinologist Thomas Manning (1772-1840), one of Britain’s first scholars of Chinese language and culture. The archive consists of over 400 letters to and…
20 October 2015