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Research Trainee Project on Religious Narratives as Plausibility Structures launched 28 February 2017
Religions involve belief in the unbelievable: in evil spirits causing disease, in souls surviving death, and in gods punishing wrongdoers and blessing...
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Temple culture in Ptolemaic Egypt alive and kicking 13 February 2017
Egyptian temple culture was thought to be declining in the Ptolemaic era, after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. Nothing could be further f...
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How ‘Mao’s little generals’ wreaked havoc in China 06 February 2017
No matter how hard Chinese communists tried to control the economy, they could not stop the free market from flourishing. This was the message given b...
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Refugee student wins Peter Baehr Prize 2016 02 February 2017
With the support of the Foundation for Refugee Students UAF, Russia expert Oshank Hashemi, a cum laude graduate of Leiden University, has won the Pete...
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Robert D. McChesney will be the Central Asia Visiting Professor in February-March 2017 27 January 2017
Robert D. McChesney will be the Central Asia Visiting Professor in February-March 2017. Professor McChesney will deliver a guest lecture on 28 Februar...
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Yusen Yu wins MEM Graduate Student Prize 27 January 2017
Yusen Yu wins the prestigious Graduate Student Prize of the Middle East Medievalists (MEM) with his article "Chinese Gold-decorated Paper and the Pers...
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Arabic book design: slow progression 09 January 2017
Since the end of the nineteenth century Arabic book designers have influenced the social and cultural situation in the Middle East with their work. Hu...
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Caroline Waerzeggers appointed professor of Assyriology 21 December 2016
Since 1 September 2016, Caroline Waerzeggers has been appointed as professor of Assyriology at Leiden University. From January 2017 she will be direct...
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Lorentz Center brings together researchers from all disciplines 19 December 2016
For nearly twenty years the Lorentz Center has been a unique venue where researchers from all over the world work in intense collaboration. In an insp...
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Launch of the Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics 14 December 2016
International scholarly publisher Brill has released the most complete and up-to-date reference work on the Chinese language available today. Prof.dr....
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Launch meeting Leiden Islam Academy: gathering knowledge and meeting people 08 December 2016
The launch meeting of the Leiden Islam Academy on 7 December in the Academy Building drew just the right audience: a diverse group of people who were...
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Frank Dikötter to receive honorary doctorate at Dies Natalis 2017 05 December 2016
Historian Frank Dikötter will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University for his work on the history of the Chinese Republican period and th...
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New courses Buddhist Studies by dr. Helmut Tauscher 02 December 2016
In the Spring semester of 2017, two courses will be offered by the Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, Dr. Helmut Tauscher. One is oriented...
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Blue bra graffiti: masterclass Bahia Shebab 01 December 2016
Egyptian artist Bahia Shebab will give a masterclass in Leiden on 13 December. She is one of this year's laureates of the Prins Claus Award and has be...
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Tweets from the desert 22 November 2016
Uncovering ancient Arabian inscriptions feels like pioneering detective work, says Arabist Michael Macdonald in a video interview with Leiden Islam Ce...