The Ka'ba of Mecca as axis and matrix mundi, Dr Simon O'Meara (SOAS) Mappa mundi with the ‘Dome of the earth’ (Qubbat al-arḍ) at the centre, the Kaʿba next to it, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria at the perimeter. From an unidentified late medieval or pre-modern Persianate manuscript. Gouache and ink on paper.
The speaker will be Dr Fiona Kerlogue (Former Deputy Keeper of Anthropology at the Horniman Musuem) In March 1938 the Czech author and painter Růžena Urbanová set off from Marseilles on a journey round the world. In the Dutch East Indies she made a substantial collection of objects, now in the Náprstek Museum in Prague.…
This lecture is going ahead! Lecture followed by book signing with the author. Books available from a Daunt Books stall on the night. All welcome, please rsvp to Amy Riach ar at royalasiaticsociety.org The Muslim world has often been accused of a failure to modernize, reform and adapt. In fact, from the beginning of the…
THE COLLECTIONS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE AT A FUTURE DATE. As with similar occasions in the past, the evening will feature a series of short talks about items from the collection. It will also provide a rare opportunity to get “up close and personal” with rarely seen…
Professor Carole Hillenbrand (Professor Emerita, University of Edinburgh, and Professor of Islamic History, University of St Andrews) - The Seljuq sultans in The World History of Rashid al-Din Professor Robert Hillenbrand (Professor Emeritus, University of Edinburgh, and Professor of Islamic Art, University of St Andres) - Images of the Seljuq sultans in The World History…
Fath-'Ali Shah Qajar and the Shrine of Fatima Ma'sumeh, Qom
With regret we announce the cancellation of the RAS Lecture on May 7th by Professor Simon Kaner. We hope to reschedule the talk at a future date. The Rehabilitation of Myth in the Archaeology of Ancient Japan and Korea
AGM Lecture: Asian Seamen and the Indian Ocean in the Long Nineteenth Century
Indo-Persian Shahnamas Lost and Found
A palm leaf letter at the Mamluk court. Material cultures of writing in the Indian Ocean world