Royal Asiatic Society Blog
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The Society’s 100th Anniversary in 1923
As well as researching the Society’s past, and its collections for the forthcoming exhibition at the Brunei Gallery, I am also researching the past anniversaries of the Society to present a paper…
12 August 2022 -
Commemorating Frederick Marryat
August 9th marks the 174th anniversary of RAS member Captain Frederick Marryat’s death. Marryat was born July 10, 1792 to MP and “merchant prince” Joseph Marryat and his wife Charlotte. As…
5 August 2022 -
The Approach of the Royal Asiatic Society’s Anniversary
Often when I, Nancy Charley, write the blog post I include information of some anniversary – either commemorating the birth or death of a person who has been involved with the Royal…
29 July 2022 -
Collections News and William Alexander
Collections’ News Continuing from last week’s blog post the Archivist is pleased to report that the Catalogue for the records created in producing the Society’s Journal has now gone online at Archives…
22 July 2022 -
Journal, Book Launches and Reviews
This week’s blog begins with an update from the Archivist: I am currently creating the catalogue for the records of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. It has been interesting to…
15 July 2022 -
RAS Acquires Terence Stannus Gray/Wei Wu Wei Archives
The Royal Asiatic Society is delighted to have accepted two archive collections pertaining to the life and work of Terence Stannus Gray (1895-1986), who authored numerous works on Daoism and Chinese philosophy…
8 July 2022 -
Interview with Pepita Seth (2022 Burton Medal Recipient)
Over the past fifty years Pepita Seth has devoted her life to the exploration of the closed worlds of the Guruvayur Temple and Theyyam Rituals in Kerala. She has undertaken her work …
1 July 2022 -
More RAS Manuscripts Now Online
We are delighted to announce that two more manuscripts from the Society’s collection have been digitized, and are now available to view in their entirety on the RAS Digital Library. The first…
24 June 2022 -
Interview with Peter Alford Andrews – recipient of the Sir Richard Burton Medal, 2022
Peter Alford Andrews with the constant assistance of his wife, Mügül, has taken the study of the Eurasian tent to a totally new level. The material culture of the Eurasian nomad is…
17 June 2022 -
Reading Manuscript Paintings in the Kulliyat of Nava’i, and RAS AGM 2022
Dr Funda San (Yildiz Technical University) is currently exploring the Society’s collection of Turkish manuscripts, as part of a research project supported by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey).…
27 May 2022