EFEO
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
Study day
Paris, France, 11 March 2022
The EFEO is organizing a study day on "New Research in Sanskrit Yoga Literature"!
Programme and abstracts
With prior registration
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Exhibition
Paris, France, 07 March 2022
The EFEO presents the photo exhibition "Sādhu, yogin, and other ascetics" on the first floor of the Maisonde l'Asie and in the library until June 1!
Covid-19 Information: new procedures of the library
Paris, France, 04 March 2022
From Monday, September 13, access to the EFEO library changes:
- The library will be open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m
- It will no longer be necessary to reserve a place in the reading room, but you will have to be registered or pre-registered on the Bulac catalogue for the "Maison de l'Asie" site: https://catalogue.bulac.fr/
- The documents will be communicated 20 minutes after their reservation from your reader's account, and will be made available on the shelves on the patio side of the reading room- The library will welcome 15 readers per day. In case of overcrowding, priority will be given to readers consulting EFEO documents
- The health pass will not be required, but the wearing of masks and the respect of protective measures will continue to apply

New publication
Paris, France,
Les sultanats du Sud philippin
Une histoire sociale et culturelle de l'islamisation (xve-xxe siècles)
Elsa Clavé
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Les sultanats du Sud philippin
Une histoire sociale et culturelle de l'islamisation (xve-xxe siècles)
Elsa Clavé
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