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The ASTRA Research Group regularly organizes colloquia, workshops, and talks. For further information about these events, please see below.

2024

Philology in Practice: A Workshop with Professor Kenneth G. Zysk MPIWG Villa, Room V005/Seminar Room

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Philology in Practice: A Workshop with Professor Kenneth G. Zysk MPIWG Room 265

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Public Talk by Prof. Dr. Kenneth G. Zysk: Garga’s Knowledge of the Crow (vāyasavidyā) and the Dawn of South Asian Ornithology MPIWG Main Conference Room

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Philology in Practice: A Workshop with Professor Kenneth G. Zysk MPIWG Villa, Room V005/Seminar Room

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Public Talk by Prof. Dr. Clemency Montelle: History of Mathematics in the Indian Subcontinent MPIWG Main Conference Room

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Open Panel Discussion: Performative Philology: Crafting Knowledge in Action MPIWG Main Conference Room

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Another Day at the Office: Tracking Epistemic Change in the Minutiae of Daily Work-Life in Ancient Mesopotamia Institute for the Study of Knowledge in the Ancient World, Room 010

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2025

Mapping the Literary Evidences of Board Games in Medieval Marathi Literature Online Event

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Strategic Minds, Timeless Moves: Exploring Şatranç-nâme-i Kebîr (Great Book of Chess, 1503) by Firdevsî-i Rûmî Online Event

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The Ludic Lexicon and the History of Games Harnack-Haus, Hahn Lecture Hall

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Shogi in the Edo-Period (1600–1867): Glimpses of Real Life from the Ohashi Diaries MPIWG Villa, Room V005/Seminar Room

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Training Week: A Global History of Astronomy on Primary Sources: New Approaches, New Digital Tools

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Soul and Body of Shengguantu: The Stable Terminology Needled the Way through Gameboards Online Event

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Diagrammatic Knowledge: Past Forms, Future Tools MPIWG Villa, Room V005/Seminar Room

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Games across Asia: The Primary Sources of Play MPIWG Villa, Room V005/Seminar Room

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Open Play Session MPIWG Main Conference Room

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Digital Approaches to a Qing Chinese Boardgame Online Event

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Astral Texts from Medieval Central Asia Institute for the Study of Knowledge in the Ancient World, Room 010

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For the Fortunate and Fearful Years: The Structure and Content of Persian Nativity Books MPIWG Villa, Room V005/Seminar Room

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Cosmic Games: Real Gods Play Dice Museum für Naturkunde

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Playing with the Past: Reconstructing Ancient Games Museum für Naturkunde

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Indian Boardgames, Colonial Avatars: Boardgames as 'Contact Zones' Online Event

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Revisiting the Hellenistic astronomical papyri [with focus on P.Hib1.27 and P.Par.1] Institute for the Study of Knowledge in the Ancient World, Room 010

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27/28 nakṣatra-s in the Gārgīyajyotiṣa—astronomical time reckoning in early Indian astronomy Institute for the Study of Knowledge in the Ancient World, Room 010

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Fieldnotes from Battles over Indian History, Society, and Sciences Leibniz Saal, BBAW

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Royal Horoscopes in Persian Institute for the Study of Knowledge in the Ancient World, Room 010

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The Origin of the Game of Go Online Event

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Celestial Observations by the Carolingians - Knowledge Transfer from Arabia on Planets, Eclipses, and the Zodiac Institute for the Study of Knowledge in the Ancient World, Room 010

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2026

Hatte die Horoskop-Astrologie einen Gegenstand? Institute for the Study of Knowledge in the Ancient World, Room 010

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Mahouts’ Secret Language: Human–Elephant Communication in Persianate South Asia Online Event

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Turning Tables: Tracking Movement of Desire in Early Modern South Asia MPIWG Villa, Room V005/Seminar Room

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Persianate Pythagorean Computing, Early Modern AI and the Imperial Panopticon: From the Safavid World of Geomancy to the Mughal Principles of Guidance Online Event

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Alchemy in the Tamil Siddha Literature: Its Transdisciplinary and Esoteric Aspects Online Event

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Astronomical works in the Gentil collection in Paris Online Event

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