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Yogi 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 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 2016December lectures at the RAS
We are to delighted to have been able to host several wonderful events over the past week, bringing 2015’s RAS lecture and events series to a close in fine style. On Thursday…
15 December 2015Exploring the Philippines
On Tuesday 8th December, we welcome John Earle to lecture in our Fresh Perspectives Series. He will talk on “British Vice-Consul and Local Hero: Nicholas Loney and a Sweeter Life on a…
3 December 2015Nizami 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 2015The Cairo Genizah and other Egyptian Treasures
On Thursday 12th November we welcome Dr Ben Outhwaite from the University of Cambridge for the next lecture of the RAS 2015-16 Lecture Series. Dr Outhwaite will speak on “Lewis, Gibson and…
3 November 2015Songs from behind the curtain: the influence of palace women on Hindustani music
On 20 October we were delighted to host a lecture by Dr Richard Williams, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford. Dr Williams’ lecture, part of…
23 October 2015Burma and Buddhism
In the first of the RAS Lecture Series for 2015-2016, Professor Janice Stargardt from the University of Cambridge spoke about the adoption of Buddhism in Burma using the case study of Sri…
9 October 2015The RAS began its 2014-2015 Lecture Series last Thursday, 9th October with Criminalization of Politics in India, an interesting lecture by Professor (Emeritus) Paul Brass of the University of Washington. Having spent…
17 October 2014