Dr Ed Pulford (University of Cambridge)
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomTime and History across China's Northeastern Borders
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FREE London Lecture: The Ka’ba of Mecca as Axis and Matrix Mundi
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomThe 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.
Free London Lecture ‘Travelling and Collecting in the Dutch East Indies in the 1930s: the collections of Růžena Charlota Urbanová in the National Musuem, Prague’
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomThe 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.…
Annabel Teh Gallop Book Launch on Malay Seals
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomStudying Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia at University
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomA Conference for Sixth Formers Interested in Studying Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia at University About this Event Egypt and Mesopotamia (modern Iraq; ancient Sumer, Assyria and Babylon) bequeathed to posterity some of the most fascinating remains from all of the ancient world. Today it is possible to learn the languages, study the artefacts, and reconstruct…
Free London Lecture: Christopher de Bellaigue on The Islamic Enlightenment
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomThis 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…
CANCELLED RAS Collections Open Evening
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomTHE 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…
CANCELLED / POSTPONED Olivia Cox-Fill Book Launch – Walking a Tightrope
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomTHIS BOOK LAUNCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE AT A FUTURE DATE. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. When Dr Wu Jieping was selected by Chinese Premier Zhou En lai as his personal physician, he had little choice in the matter though it transformed his life, not always in a…
POSTPONED Award of the RAS Medal
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…
POSTPONED Fuchsia Hart (University of Oxford)
Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United KingdomFath-'Ali Shah Qajar and the Shrine of Fatima Ma'sumeh, Qom