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  • Edward Weech (Royal Asiatic Society) – Systems of Religion and Morality in the Collections of the Royal Asiatic Society

    Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom

    The Royal Asiatic Society was founded in 1823, inspired by the model of Sir William Jones’s Asiatic Society of Bengal.  From its earliest days, one of the chief ways the Society sought to promote research and interest into the histories and cultures of Asia was by establishing and making available its historic collection of rare…

  • Free London Lecture: Christopher de Bellaigue on The Islamic Enlightenment

    Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom

    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…