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Tibetan Astral Sciences and the Principle of Authority: the Kālacakratantra and Beyond
The origins of Tibetan astral sciences remain historically elusive, with elaboration best explored through analysis of surviving literature. However,
Rare Local Gazetteers Collection
Local gazetteers are a well-established genre and a valuable source for studies of Chinese history. Since 2013, MPIWG’s Local Gazetteers working group
Wu Yun's 吳筠 "Rhapsody on the Darkling Gibbon" and its Daoist Contexts
A Chinese “rhapsody” 賦 is a long poetic form meant to “set forth / present” 賦 all aspects of a subject. The Daoist priest Wu Yün’s 吳筠 (d. 778)’s rhaps
Roads and Localities: A Perspective from Local Gazetteers on Road Construction in 18th Century China
Based on the digital tools of LoGaRT, this project studies the commemorative essays about road construction in the local gazetteers. Drawing upon the
Tangut Astrology in Texts, Images, and Material Culture
How and why did astrological knowledge, techniques, beliefs, and forms of representation circulate throughout premodern Eurasia? How were such things
Agriculture and the Making of Sciences (1100–1700)
"The science of farming is a science full of benefits; it is the origin of all industries." ʿ ilm-i filāḥat ʿ ilm-i pür menāfiʿ ve
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Previous Group Members, Justin Niermeier-Dohoney
Previous Visiting Fellows, Heba Mahmoud Saad AbdelNaby
Institutional Collaborators (2020–2027), Brill Academic Publishers
Comparing Ancient Medical Encyclopedia: The Nineveh Medical Compendium (Mesopotamia) and the Donguibogam (Korea)
Transience: Politics and Practices of Time in the Chinese Period of Division (4th–7th centuries)
This working group explores how Chinese elites in the Period of Division coped with the ephemerality that marked their time. We ask how changes in soc
The Diplomatic Corpus of Yuan China in Comparative Perspective: Training, Careers, Mobility
China is famous for not having a ministry of foreign affairs until the 1900s and yet diplomatic envoys were part and parcel of Chinese foreign policy
Geographical Maps and Religious Charts in Pre-Modern China: Two Case Studies
My research project is titled “Geographical Maps and Religious Charts in Pre-Modern China: Two Case Studies.” The proposed study is focused on two int