THE PROGRAM:

History of IAAS

Language and General Exam

Introductory courses

Prerequisites for Admission

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Current Students


Women’s role in Sufism in the context of Central Asia

The history of Inner Asian Buddhism and
Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Khotanese Buddhist literature

Central Asian history, especially the early 20th century history of Xinjiang

Devon Dear

 

18th and 19th century Qing history, the cultural, social, and intellectual
history of Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia

The cultural and intellectual history of Islam in Chinese Inner Asia

History of Tibetan and Central Asian culture, especially Tibetan medicine

Tibetan historiography and religion, especially of the Old Translation School (Rnying ma).

The Uyghurs of Xinjiang - their oral historical narratives, nationalism, and Islam

Early Inner Asian religion and philosophy, especially Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism

 

 

Openwork Ornament in the form of an Ibex, 600 B.C.-400 B.C.

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EVENTS:

Lunchtime Lecture Series

The Joseph Fletcher Memorial Lecture

The Richard N. Frye Fund Lecture

Future IAAS Events

 

 

   

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