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A Century of Field Studies in Asia
The French School of Asian Studies was founded in 1900 in Saigon. The mission of the EFEO is interdisciplinary research on the civilizations of Asia,extending from India to Japan. A network of eighteen research centers in twelve Asian countries allows its 42 research scholars (anthropologists, archaeologists, linguists, historians and others) to carry out their fieldwork while maintaining a network of local specialists and Asianists from around the world.
EFEO News

New Publication
The Holy Island in the Kāverī: a Hagiotopography
Critical Edition and Translation of the Śrīraṅgamāhātmya
R. Sathyanarayanan, Marzenna Czerniak-Drożdżowicz
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Master Asian Studies 2024-2025
Paris, France, 26 February 2024
The next and only application session opens from 26 February to 24 March 2024 for the 2024-2025 academic year!Read more

New publication
Kyoto,
Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie, vol. 32 (2023)
Aspect of Lived Religion in Late Medieval and Early Modern Japan
Aspects de la religion vécue dans le Japon de la fin du Moyen Âge et de l'époque prémoderne
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Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie, vol. 32 (2023)
Aspect of Lived Religion in Late Medieval and Early Modern Japan
Aspects de la religion vécue dans le Japon de la fin du Moyen Âge et de l'époque prémoderne
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New Publication
Paris, France,
Armand Desbat, Les Grès angkoriens (9e-14e siècle). Caractéristiques, typologie et origines, Mémoires Archéologiques n° 29, EFEO, 2023, 372 pages.
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Armand Desbat, Les Grès angkoriens (9e-14e siècle). Caractéristiques, typologie et origines, Mémoires Archéologiques n° 29, EFEO, 2023, 372 pages.
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The 22nd Classical Tamil Winter Seminar (CTWS)
Pondicherry, India, 15 January 2024
We are happy to announce the upcoming 22nd Classical Tamil Winter Seminar (CTWS), scheduled for two weeks, from 12th to 23rd February 2024. The event will be hosted at the Pondicherry Centre of the École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO).
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