Dr. Marcus Milwright Book Launch (Joint RAS and IAC)
ZoomThe Queen of Sheba's Gift: A History of the True Balsam of Matarea
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Dr. Elizabeth Lambourn Lecture
ZoomIslam's Forgotten Frontier - the Indian Ocean world 600-1000 CE This paper presents work in progress, part of a monograph project aiming to integrate several forgotten (or at best neglected) frontiers of the early Islamic world into mainstream Islamic history. Currently when one speaks of an "eastern" frontier in the early Islamic world it is to…
Book Launch: The Making of Islamic Art: Studies in Honour of Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom
ZoomA conversation with Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom, chaired by Professor Robert Hillenbrand and Professor Carole Hillenbrand In their own words, Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair espouse ‘things and thinginess rather than theories and isations’. Its many insights, firmly anchored in artistic practice, are supported by ample technical know-how. The range is wide –…
Reflections on Mughal Art & Culture
ZoomReflections on Mughal Art and Culture, recently published, explores the rich aesthetic and cultural legacy of the Mughal Empire with new, insightful material researched by 13 leading scholars in the field. The articles in the book discuss varied subjects under the Mughal umbrella, challenge long-held ideas and draw comparisons between the artistic expressions and…
Professor Simon Kaner: The Rehabilitation of Myth in the Archaeology of Ancient Japan and Korea
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomExcavated Remains of huge pillars at the Izumo Grand Shrine in Shimane Prefecture reawakened interest in the early history of this important monument and the interface between archaeology, history and myth in understanding of ancient Japan. Photo courtesy of the Izumo Grand Shrine. Simon Kaner is Director of the Centre for Japanese Studies at the…
Professor Marc Baer: The Ottomans book launch
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomJournal Editorial Board
Royal Asiatic Society 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomMonograph Series Editorial Board
Royal Asiatic Society 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomProfessor Dionisius Agius: The Life of the Red Sea Dhow: A Cultural History of Seaborne Exploration in the Islamic World
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomFew images are as evocative as the silhouette of the Arab dhow as, under full sail, it tacks to windward on glittering waters of Red Sea before moving across the face of the rising or setting sun. In this authoritative new book, Dionisius A. Agius, one of the foremost scholars of Islamic material culture, offers…