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Student Series: Occult Philosophy in Medieval Islam
The first of the Student Lecture Series will be held on Tuesday 20th January at 6.30pm when Liana Saif will speak on Occult Philosophy in Medieval Islam: Towards an epistemological understanding.Liana...
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Michael Palin to become an Honorary Fellow
On Thursday 22nd January, the RAS will host an Evening with Michael Palin. During the evening Professor Peter Robb, President of the Royal Asiatic Society, will present Michael Palin with an Honorary...
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The Indian Sepoy
Last night's lecture by Dr. Santanu Das was an enlightening introduction into the lives of Asian soldiers serving in France and Mesopotamia during World War One.Dr. Das illustrated his talk with an...
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From Stamp Seals of Mesopotamia to China's Monumental Architecture via Indian...
Such is the range of subjects addressed in our Student Lecture Series. On Tuesday 25th November we were delighted to welcome Simon Denham from the University of Manchester and British Museum. His...
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Latin-Chinese dictionary conservation underway
The conservation work on our Latin-Chinese dictionaries began today. The conservators are going through each volume, checking the pagination of the volumes and recording all the damage that needs to be...
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As alluded to in a previous blog post, we are delighted that the Sino-British Fellowship Trust agreed to award the remaining £5,285 needed for the conservation of a rare Latin-Chinese manuscript...
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Medieval Islamic Occult Philosophy
Our first lecture of 2015 in the RAS Student Lecture Series was given by Liana Saif on her understandings of Medieval Islamic Occult Philosphy.Liana Saif lectures at the RASLiana sought to explain...
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Michael Palin entertains...
Last night, at a special meeting of the RAS members and their friends, Michael Palin became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. Palin has a special interest in Howard Houghton Hodgson...
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Brian Houghton Hodgson (1801-1894)
Part of the joy of being an archivist at the Royal Asiatic Society is learning about some of the characters that were pioneers in the fields of Asiatic studies. Brian Houghton Hodgson was one such...
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From On the Lines to Online
Since its beginnings in 1823 the Royal Asiatic Society has been keeping records. Within the archives we have found the original lists of members' subscriptions - all beautifully scribed in a...
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Sir William Jones and the Gods of Greece, Italy and India
On Thursday 12th February the RAS are delighted to welcome Professor Phiroze Vasunia who will give a lecture on "Sir William Jones and the Gods of Greece, Italy and India". Vasunia, Professor of Greek...
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The Evolving Symbolism of Istanbul's Nusretiye Mosque
The next lecture in our Student Lecture Series will be on Tuesday 17th February at 6.30 p.m. when we will welcome Dr. Ünver Rüstem (Fari Sayeed Visiting Fellow in Islamic Art, Pembroke College,...
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The Greeks and the East continued...
Yesterday evening Professor Phiroze Vasunia enlightened the gathered audience, lecturing on how Sir William Jones' comparison of the gods of Greece, Rome and India. Vasunia, an expert in the...
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Mahmud's Motivation for the Nusretiye Mosque
On Tuesday 17th February, Dr. Ünver Rüstem gave an enlightening talk into the motivations behind the building of the Nusretiye mosque in Istanbul. Mahmud II was intent on building a military mosque to...
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Archivist Update
Having been in post now for five months, I thought it would be a good time to update blog readers with my progress. On Tuesday, I unpacked and listed box 142. This was not papers but a box of objects...
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Lectures Aplenty!
On Thursday, March 12th at 6pm we welcome Dr Chi-kwan Mark, Senior Lecturer in International History at Royal Holloway, University of London, to speak on Not for (Re)turning: Margaret Thatcher and the...
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Beginnings
As I am beginning to reach the end of unpacking boxes (though it's one of those things that there always seems to be another one to do), I am now contemplating how to arrange all the material in a...
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Change to the Student Lectures - "Omani Costumes" and "The Benaki Chinese...
Tuesday 17th March sees the next in our Student Lecture Series. There is a change to the advertised programme when Aisa Martinez will be joined by George Manginis who will lecture on The Benaki Museum...
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Not for (Re)turning - How Margaret Thatcher 'Changed' her Mind
Last night Dr Chi-kwan Mark from Royal Holloway, University of London, lectured at the RAS on Margaret Thatcher and the Anglo-Chinese negotiations over the future of Hong Kong. From his research into...
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Both of the speakers at Tuesday evening's Student Lecture Series provided informative and well-illustrated talks on their topics.Aisa MartinezAisa Martinez began the evening with her lecture on "Omani...
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