29 search results for “sanskrit” in the Staff website
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Leonid KulikovFaculty of Humanities
l.kulikov@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Elizabeth CecilFaculty of Humanities
e.a.cecil@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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The Skandapurāṇa Volume V published
Skandapurāṇa V presents a critical edition of Adhyāyas 92-112 from the Skandapurāṇa, with an introduction and annotated English synopsis.
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Peter BisschopFaculty of Humanities
p.c.bisschop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2980
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presentation Victor A. van Bijlert: Nyāya Sūtra: On Philosophical Method: Sanskrit Text, Translation, and Commentary
Lecture, VVIK Lecture
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European grant for research into Indian scriptures: ‘This is what our understanding of Hinduism is based on’
Professor Peter Bisschop has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. He will invest the 2.5 million euros in his research into puranas: ancient texts, commonly written in Sanskrit, that are up to fifteen hundred years old.
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In Memoriam: Prof.dr. Henk Bodewitz (1939-2022)
On August 18, 2022, Henk Bodewitz, distinguished Indologist and emeritus professor of Sanskrit at Leiden University, passed away in his hometown of Utrecht.
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Lucien van Beek receives LUF grant: 'It is a great feeling to be able to work on my ideas'
University lecturer Lucien van Beek has been awarded a LUF Praesidium Libertatis Grant. He will use the sum of 75,000 euros to research the thinking of people in ancient and prehistoric times. To do that, he will look for unusual or striking metaphors in the earliest Indo-European languages.
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ERC Advanced Grants for four Leiden researchers
From a new generation of antibiotics and more-effective vaccines to a map of dark matter and new light on Hindu traditions. Four researchers from Leiden University have received a prestigious €2.5m ERC Advanced Grant to develop their research.
- Daring questions in Islam
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The dohada Motif in Ancient Biographies of the Buddha
Lecture, VVIK
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And then it stopped – the impact of print culture on the perception and growth of Purāṇas
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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Curse & Counter-Curse: A Comparative Conference in Philology, Linguistics & Archaeology
Conference
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Book Presentation: Gāyatrī: Mantra and Mother of the Vedas
Lecture, VVIK Lecture
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ERC Consolidator Grants for six Leiden researchers
From the effects of hormone fluctuations in women via the interior structure of giant planets to the prehistory of the languages: six Leiden researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council.
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Donation of personal archive and collection of Leiden Sinologist Robert van Gulik
The family of the famous diplomat, sinologist and writer Robert van Gulik has donated his personal archive and part of his collection to Leiden University Libraries (UBL). The collection and archive provide insight into the life and work of Robert van Gulik, who became known to the general public for…
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Call for Papers: 'Matrilineal Kerala: Investigations across Borders'
In collaboration with: Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, the Netherlands & Mar Chrysostom Chair, Mahatma Gandhi University, India
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Tradition and Performance of Zoroastrian High Rituals
Lecture
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Winged Words: Diachronic and Comparative Perspectives on Conceptual Metaphors
Conference
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Metje Postma retires after 37 years
This February Metje Postma will stop teaching and retire. But she is not done with the discipline yet: she will finish her PhD and there are still five films on the shelf that she plans to complete.
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VVIK Lecture | Uncovering the Manuscript History of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita: Tracing and Reconstruction
Lecture, VVIK Lecture
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The Remains of the Kula Devi: Broken Statuary and Elite Legitimation in Postcolonial Bengal
Lecture, Vrienden van het Instituut Kern
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The Śākadvīpīya Sun Cult from Ancient Times to the Present Day
Lecture, Friends of the Kern Institute
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Numata Lecture: The Art of Brewing a Cup of Mindfulness: History of Gonfu Tea Ceremony across East Asia and Beyond
Lecture, Tea ceremony
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Telling Stories: Narrative Traditions from South and Southeast Asia
Roundtable
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Colonial and Global History Seminar
Lecture, COGLOSS
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Celebrating 30 Years of IIAS
Festival
- Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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Vedic mantras and rituals and their Avestan parallels: Toward the reconstruction of Indo-Iranian formulae and liturgical structures
Lecture, VVIK lecture