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Comparative Indo-European Linguistics
Reconstructing language history and prehistory in the context of the Indo-European language family.
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Final steps to the defence
When you have finished your dissertation, it is time to prepare for the defence procedure.
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Book-ownership in Ottoman Sarajevo 1707-1828
Asim Zubcevic defended his thesis on 11 November 2015
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The Nisvasamukha, the Introductory Book of the Nisvasatattvasamhita
Nirajan Kafle defended his thesis on 15 October 2015
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Medieval and Early Modern Studies (c. 600-1800)
This research cluster explores processes of cultural creation, reception and transformation within a wide range of societal contexts from the early Middle Ages until c. 1800.
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Fostering Curiosity Through Video Games
This thesis manuscript explores the use of video games as tools for conceptual exploration and academic research.
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Innovation in tradition
This dissertation explores the history of the language of a manuscript known as Tönnies Fonne's Russian-German Phrasebook (Pskov 1607).
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Submissions
Psychoeducational Assessment, Intervention and Rehabilitation (PAIR) publishes high quality articles on theoretical and empirical research regarding psychological and psychoeducational assessment, intervention, and rehabilitation in all areas related to cognitive and socio-emotional development.
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Masterclass ''Unconventional Textual Sources''
Lecture, COGLOSS Masterclass
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FAQ
How to contribute to Inter-Section? What does the process look like? We have answered the most frequently asked questions.
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Devin DeWeese will be the Central Asia Visiting Professor in September 2016
Devin DeWeese, Indiana University Bloomington, will be the Central Asia Visiting Professor between 5-17 September 2016. Professor DeWeese will deliver a guest lecture on Monday, 12 September (Lipsius 148, 3pm) and a masterclass on Friday, 16 September within the Central Asia initiative at Leiden Uni…
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There is no doubt. Muslim scholarship and society in 17th-century Central Sudanic Africa
Combining approaches from intellectual history, philology and the study of Arabic manuscripts, this study places the Bornu scholar Muḥammad al-Wālī within his intellectual environment on the one hand, and it portrays him as someone who responded to the concerns of ordinary Muslims around him on the…
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Foundation documents
Two documents mark the birth of Leiden University.
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PhD Supervisors
As a supervisor, you are responsible for the adequate supervision of your PhD candidate. Read here about your duties as a supervisor, the procedures relating to this, and which forms you will need.
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The Paippalādasaṁhitā of the Atharvaveda, Kāṇḍa 15: A New Edition with Translation and Commentary
The aim of this dissertation is to present a critical edition of kāṇḍa 15 of the Paippalādasaṁhitā (PS) of the Atharvaveda.
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The Paippalādasaṃhitā of the Atharvaveda: A new critical edition of the three 'new' Anuvākas of Kāṇḍa 17 with English translation and commentary
On the 11th of June, Umberto Selva successfully defended his doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Umberto on this great result.
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Activities
Examine and experience the material features and characteristic appearances of medieval manuscripts, annotated books, prints, drawings, photographic albums and much more, in various settings.
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Support for doctoral research on the history of Zoroastrianism
Last year, LUCSoR welcomed two new Ph.D. students from Iran: Kiyan Foroutan from Ahvaz and Amir Ardalan Emami from Tehran. Kiyan works on a project on the role of the family in medieval and early modern Zoroastrianism in India and Iran (15th-18th centuries). Ardalan works on a much earlier period, the…
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The Excellence of the Arabs
Library of Arabic Literature: Critical Edition and Translation of Ibn Qutaybah’s Faḍl al-ʿArab.
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A timeless vale
Archaeological and related essays on the Jordan Valley in honour of Gerrit van der Kooij on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2024
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Cultural activities
To reach a larger audience beyond the academy, a number of activities in the cultural realm have been programmed over the years.
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PhD Dissertation
The Leiden University PhD regulations are leading for the composition of the PhD dissertation. As Leiden University prescribes no strict regulations with regard to the structure and content of a PhD dissertation, LACDR has composed thesis guidelines, specified per research group. At the start of a PhD…
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Defence Ceremony
When, after four years or more, you have finished your manuscript, it is time to request the Graduation Formalities to start the defence procedure.
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Bujangga Manik, or Java in the Fifteenth Century
Alexander West defended his thesis on 20 May 2021
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Ñuhun Ñuu Savi: Land and language as cultural heritage of the People of the Rain
The research focuses on the understanding of symbolic stratigraphy of the land (through time) from the worldview of the People of the Rain (one of the Indigenous Peoples of southern Mexico), by studying contemporary cultural heritage in communities of the Mixtec Highlands.
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Supervisors
As a supervisor, you are responsible for the supervision of your PhD candidate. Read here about your duties as a supervisor and the procedures relating to this, as well as the administrative steps in LUCRIS GSM.
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LUCDH Affiliated Researchers
LUCDH is creating a community of LU scholars researching in Digital Humanities. A selection of their DH Projects are listed on this page. If you are an Affiliated member and would like your project listed here or would like to be an Affiliated member, please email us at lucdh@hum.leidenuniv.nl
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About us
Information about the association and the board.
- Symposia 2023-2024
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About
This research cluster explores processes of cultural creation, reception and transformation within a wide range of societal contexts from the early Middle Ages until c. 1800.
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El Lienzo de Otla
Memoria de un Paisaje Sagrado
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Mobility of Ideas and Transmission of Texts. Vernacular Literature and Learning in the Rhineland and the Low Countries (ca. 1300-1550)
The programme focuses on the medieval dynamics of intellectual life in the Rhineland and the Low countries, nowadays divided over five countries (Switzerland, France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands) but one cultural region in the later Middle Ages.
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Online tools
This section provides an overview of online tools for the study of the medieval Low Countries. The websites linked down below are often times both available in Dutch and English.
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VVIK Lecture | Uncovering the Manuscript History of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita: Tracing and Reconstruction
Lecture, VVIK Lecture
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Ñuu Savi: Pasado, presente y futuro
Descolonización, continuidad cultural y re-apropiación de los códices mixtecos en el Pueblo de la Lluvia
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Submissions
Diplomatic Studies is a series with monographs and edited books, including contemporary, historical and future-oriented academic work. The series is receptive to a wide array of methodologies.
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Staring at the heavens: Astronomy in medieval Islam
University Lecturer Ahab Bdaiwi:
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Collections
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Application
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 1 May 2024.
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Programme structure
Through courses and research projects, you are trained by experts in the field.
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Programme structure
The subject areas covered encompass functional genomics, signal transduction, cellular differentiation, development, host-microbe interactions and animal behaviour.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Middle Eastern Studies at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
- Job offer: Postdoctoral Researcher in Medieval Manuscript Studies - Deadline for application
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The Social World of Babylonian Priests
This thesis, conducted in the framework of ERC Starting grant project BABYLON (PI: Caroline Waerzeggers), presents an investigation into Babylonian society, focusing on the city of Borsippa during Neo-Babylonian and early Persian rule (c. 620-484 BCE).