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International Buddhism conference in honour of Leiden Sinologist Erik Zürcher 16 January 2014
Erik Zürcher (1928–2008) is still considered an authoritative source in research on Chinese Buddhism. A new collection of his publications serves as a...
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Arabic papyri shed new light on origins of Islam 09 September 2013
Research on papyri has provided new insights into the history of the origins of Islam. Petra Sijpesteijns’s book,'Shaping a Muslim State', is based on...
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'Turkey. A Modern History' now in nine languages 21 May 2013
The book on Turkey. A Modern History written by Professor Erik-Jan Zürcher, Professor of Turkish Studies, is now available in nine different languages...
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The true Istanbul feeling 15 April 2013
In the last week of March, twenty Leiden students of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies left for a seven-day trip to Istanbul. Their goal: to follow l...
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North Korea: strategy, scoundrels and internment camps 05 April 2013
The threats from North Korea have become so serious that the US and South Korea may feel compelled to respond. Remco Breuker, Leiden Professor of Kore...
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VICI grants for five Leiden researchers 05 February 2013
Research organisation NWO has awarded a VICI grant to five Leiden researchers. In total, 32 leading researchers in the Netherlands have been awarded a...
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What soy sauce can teach us about the history of South Korea 14 December 2012
‘Three books published within a year – that happens only once in a lifetime!’ This was the reaction of Katarzyna Cwiertka, Professor of Modern Japan S...
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Award for modern study of Sumerian cuneiform by Bram Jagersma 29 November 2012
Studying Sumerian grammar in your free time: Bram Jagersma did it. He described centuries-old Sumerian using a modern method he devised himself. For t...
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Student maps Chinese language variation 06 June 2012
When Daan van Esch, master’s student in Chinese Studies, travelled through China last summer, he noticed that he often did not understand what the inh...
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How cuteness dominates Japanese culture 30 May 2012
Modern Japanese culture can best be described in one word: cute. Hello Kitty, the most important symbol of cuteness, can be found in all layers of soc...
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400 years of ties celebrated with new Dutch-Turkish dictionary 17 April 2012
The new Dutch-Turkish dictionary has been completed, just in time for the celebration of 400 years of Dutch-Turkish ties. It would not have been possi...
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Istanbul trip: brief but memorable 17 April 2012
‘This trip gives you the chance to experience at first hand what you learn about in your study programme,’ says Lars Moll, third-year student of Middl...
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Inaugural lecture Nira Wickramasinghe: South Asian political imaginaries 26 March 2012
How can historical archive sources by non-elite groups help us understand modern-day politics in South Asia? This is one of the main themes of Prof. N...
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China: custom anthropological solution for a world power 14 March 2012
Global versus local, democracy versus dictatorship, tradition versus modernisation: such contrasts make it difficult for anthropologists. They look in...
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First Skandapurāṇa Project fieldwork trip 31 January 2012
The Skandapurāṇa Project considers fieldwork to be essential to the study of purāṇic religious topography and the understanding of the socio-political...