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Dr Jennifer Griggs: Medieval Mysticism in Syriac
On Tuesday 10th January the Society was happy to host a lecture by Dr Jennifer Griggs entitled Medieval Mysticism in Syriac, based on her research for her recently published book Gregory Barhebraeus’…
2 June 2023 -
Prof Yael Rice – The Brush of Insight (Book Launch)
This week we were delighted to join with the Indian Art Circle at SOAS in hosting the book launch of Professor Yael Rice’s The Brush of Insight. In the illustrated…
26 May 2023 -
New discoveries in manuscript collections from India
The Royal Asiatic Society has an important collection of manuscripts from India, many of which can be explored through FIHRIST, an online catalogue of Islamic manuscripts in Britain. https://www.fihrist.org.uk/ FIHRIST does…
19 May 2023 -
Asia’s Self-Discovery: How Different Regions of the Continent Came to Understand Each Other (Guest post by Prof Nile Green)
Nile Green The idea of ‘Asia’ lies at the foundation of the Royal Asiatic Society, as well as the many subdisciplines of Asian studies that emerged from such pioneering institutions. But…
12 May 2023 -
Award of the 2023 RAS Medal to Robert Irwin
Last night the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was delighted to present the RAS Medal to Robert Irwin for his outstanding contribution to scholarship in the field of Asian…
5 May 2023 -
Digitization of Documents from the Sufi Shrines at Dhar in India
The Society is delighted to announce the completion of its project to digitize documents related to the Sufi Shrines in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, India. Funded by the Endangered Archive Programme at…
28 April 2023 -
Cristeena Chitrakar: Nepal Remembered (guest blog)
This week we were delighted to host a photo exhibition and talk, followed by book signing of Nepal Remembered with author Cristeena Chitrakar. For those unable to join us on the night, the…
21 April 2023 -
Pure Soul (Exhibition at the Brunei) / Dr Bill Hayton
The Society has loaned six items to a new exhibition, Pure Soul: The Jaina Spiritual Traditions, which runs from today (14 April) until 24 June 2023 at the SOAS Brunei Gallery.…
14 April 2023 -
An Armenian Manuscript / Happy Easter from the RAS!
To celebrate Easter we are taking a look at an item from the collections: a 13th-Century Armenian biblical manuscript. Dated 1246, the manuscript contains the 14 Epistles of St Paul prefaced by…
5 April 2023 -
The third annual joint event with the Levantine Heritage Foundation: Dr Gemma Masson
On Tuesday evening we were delighted to host a lecture by Dr Gemma Masson entitled Upstairs, Downstairs: British Diplomatic Travellers in 18th Century Istanbul. This was the third time that we have joined…
31 March 2023
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- Dr Jennifer Griggs: Medieval Mysticism in Syriac
- Prof Yael Rice – The Brush of Insight (Book Launch)
- New discoveries in manuscript collections from India
- Asia’s Self-Discovery: How Different Regions of the Continent Came to Understand Each Other (Guest post by Prof Nile Green)
- Award of the 2023 RAS Medal to Robert Irwin