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… in the Dunhuang caves, China, believed to be from the Tang and Song dynasties raise questions as to the symbolism … of ‘monk with tiger’ need to be understood in a more ‘cosmopolitan’ light. Blending scholarship in anthropology and … have just as much to do with the arrival of Islam in the Tang dynasty than with the spread of Buddhism. But beyond …

… in the Dunhuang caves, China, believed to be from the Tang and Song dynasties raise questions as to the symbolism … of ‘monk with tiger’ need to be understood in a more ‘cosmopolitan’ light. Blending scholarship in anthropology and … have just as much to do with the arrival of Islam in the Tang dynasty than with the spread of Buddhism. But beyond …

… Concubines and Illegitimate Children in the Japanese Empire, 1868–1945,” traces the history of family law in the Japanese empire as a process whereby those on the … as a service elite, rather than a uniquely Manchu ethnic formation, will enable productive comparisons to analogous …

… Studies, University of London. He is the author of An Early Chinese Commentary on the Ekottarika-āgama: The Fenbie … and essays. His current research focuses on the parallel formation of translocal religious communities and imperial … respectively on the nationalization of Buddhism in mid-Tang religious policies and on the early history of Heavenly …

… University Imagining Ancient Iranian Philosophy in the Early Modern Islamic World: The Sources and Afterlife of the … history of Zoroastrians during the late medieval and early modern periods. He is the author of numerous articles … ī Dēnīg: The Pahlavi Book of Religious Decrees and Cosmopolitan Zarathustras: Translating Religion in Iran and …

… Council - Fall 2010 Sara Shneiderman at Yale University Cosmopolitan Vision: The Photography of Deen Dayal, … Studies Council - Spring 2011 Participating In India’s Early Modern Cosmopolitanism: The View from the Sea - A talk … Environment, Culture and Livelihoods in the Himalayas Law and Social Exclusion in India and South Asia Seventy …

… Michael Thornton … Michael Thornton Areas of interest : Early-Modern and Modern Japanese Urban History Region: Japan … in Modern East Asia Cities in East Asia developed into cosmopolitan urban centers in the modern era. They hosted … of an increasingly interconnected modern world. We study cosmopolitan cities across East Asia from the beginning of …

… versus Nationalism as the Moral Foundation of the Russian Empire: Jegór von Sivers’ Herderian Cosmopolitanism” was … research group.  Piirimäe’s research interests include early modern and contemporary theories of patriotism, …

… and constitution of the tension between rationality/law and emotion/chaos, its cultural manifestations as the … issues throughout the semester: comparative nation/state formation of Greece, Turkey, Egypt, and Israel/Palestine out … by showcasing them as central players in every significant event of life. MGRK 202, LITR 285, WGST 327: The Poetry of C. …

… of History at New York University, specializing in the early modern Ottoman Empire and its intricate rivalry with the neighboring Safavid … in Iran. Her research and publications delve into the formation of empires in the Middle East, emphasizing their …

… important facets of immigration history, such as community formation, institutions and associations, professional … and the question of late twentieth-century nostalgia for a cosmopolitan past.  While the weekly readings will proceed in … by showcasing them as central players in every significant event of life. Cyprus and the Balkans: Conflict at Europe’s …

… of History at New York University, specializing in the early modern Ottoman Empire and its intricate rivalry with the neighboring Safavid … in Iran. Her research and publications delve into the formation of empires in the Middle East, emphasizing their …