Reminder: on Friday 19th February 5.30pm, Arthur Dudney will speak on ‘What Language Did Kiyomars Speak? Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Theories on the Origins of Persian’ Theories of linguistic origins before modern times were full of mythical people and semi-mythical societies. These could be dismissed out of hand as historical curiosities but this talk argues that pre-modern theories of where Persian came from are worth our attention because even if the conclusions are wildly at odds with our current understanding in historical linguistics, the tools used to reach them were remarkably intricate. …
Michelle Quay: ‘Female Heroism in Sufi Hagiographical Texts’ Lecture
Reminder: on Friday 12th February 5.30pm, Michelle Quay will speak on “Female Heroism in Sufi Hagiographical Texts – From Sulami (d. 1021) to ‘Attar (d. ca. 1221)” Michelle Quay’s research in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Cambridge, focuses on the treatment of gender in Pre-modern Persian mystical poetry, particularly the poetry of the 12th century poet Farid al-Din ‘Attar. In this talk she presents a re-reading of premodern Persian and Arabic Sufi hagiographical texts from the 11th – 13th centuries through the lens of gender and the body. Refreshments …
AIIT Lent Term Lectures 2016
Friday evening lectures: Lent Term 2016, Ancient India and Iran Trust, Cambridge. Lectures begin at 5.30pm. Refreshments from 5pm. All welcome. 12 February: Michelle Quay (Cambridge) Female Heroism in Sufi Hagiographical Texts – from Sulami (d. 1021) to ‘Attar (d. ca. 1221) 19 February: Arthur Dudney (Cambridge) What Language Did Kiyomars Speak? Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Theories on the Origins of Persian 26 February: Special event for Friends of the Trust T. Richard Blurton (British Museum) Krishna in the Garden of Assam 18 March: Raymond Mercier (Cambridge) (Part of the …
Reminder: Bailey Lecture 2015: Amélie Kuhrt
REMINDER The Harold Bailey Lecture 2015 Friday 11th December, 5.30pm at FAMES, Cambridge Professor Amélie Kuhrt, FBA – The King Speaks: The Persians and their Empire The Achaemenid empire was created in the space of less than thirty years and dominated, with considerable success, a region stretching from Central Asia to the Aegean for around 200 years. How did the Persian kings and ruling elite visualise their immense power? How was that vision expressed? In this talk, Amélie Kuhrt, Professor Emeritus at University College London, aims to present an outline …
Reminder: Robin Ackroyd on Genghis Khan’s Tomb
Lecture Reminder: Friday 27th November Robin Ackroyd will be at the Trust speaking about: Mongol nutag, Chingisiin Ongon – Mongolian homeland, Genghis Khan’s tomb Robin Ackroyd travelled extensively on horseback in northern Mongolia during an independent research expedition to reach remote locations that may harbour one of the greatest archaeological mysteries of all time – the secret tomb of Genghis Khan. In this illustrated talk, based on his new book about his journey, Robin will describe how he trekked, with his five horses, into wilderness once frequented by a young …