Iena Lectures in Asia

Taiwan, Taipei, 16 December 2010

On December 16 Christophe Marquet is talking on

Les peintures populaires japonaises d'Ôtsu: de la piété à la parodie

[Ôtsu's Japanese popular paintings: from piety to parody] at the National Palace Museum.

Taiwan, Taipei, 13 October 2009

October 13, Pierre-Yves Manguin has given a lecture on

The mountain in the city: Malay and Indochinese variations

as part of the Iéna Lectures (EFEO/Musée Guimet), organized jointly in Taipei by the National Palace Museum, the French Institute in Taipei, and the EFEO Center.

Taiwan, Taipei, June 2009

Christophe Pottier has given a lecture on

De la brique à la ville à Hariharâlaya : nouvelles considérations sur la première capitale angkorienne

as part of the Iéna Lectures (EFEO/Musée Guimet), organized jointly in Taipei by the National Palace Museum, the French Institute in Taipei, and the EFEO Center.

Taiwan, Taipei, 24 July 2008

July 24, Peter Skilling has given a lecture on

New Discoveries in the Buddhist Art of South India : The Life of the Buddha from Phanigiri, Andhra Pradesh

as part of the Iéna Lectures (EFEO/Musée Guimet), organized jointly in Taipei by the National Palace Museum, the French Institute in Taipei, and the EFEO Center.

Singapore, Museum of Asiatic Civilisations, March 2008

Communication earlier presented as one of the Iéna Lectures series by Peter Skilling on the topic

New discoveries in the Buddhist art of South India: The life of the Buddha from Phanigiri, Andhra Pradesh

at the Singapore Museum of Asiatic Civilisations in connection with the exhibition On the Nalanda Trail, Buddhism in India, China and Southeast Asia.

EFEO News
Paris EFEO Seminar
Paris, France, 14 December 2020
Daniel Perret (EFEO) speaks on: "Réflexions sur le patrimoine archéologique du nord de Sumatra, IXe - XVIe siècle" [Reflections on the Archaeological Heritage of North Sumatra, 9th - 16th Century].

From 10.30am to 12pm. The conference will take place online upon prior registration.
Once registered you will receive the elements to log in (seminar link and password).

Legend: Ancient Muslim tomb of Barus, North Sumatra.


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Paris EFEO Seminar
Paris, France, 30 November 2020
On Monday 30 November, Catherine Scheer speaks on: "Soldats subalternes : le combat méconnu de montagnards bunongs sous la République Khmère (1970-75)".

From 10.30am to 12pm. The conference will take place online upon prior registration.

Drawing: Lucie Labbé

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Kyoto lectures
Kyoto, Japan, 20 November 2020
As part of the Kyoto lectures, Marco Tinello (University of Kanagawa) presents: "The Annexation of Ryukyu to Japan seen from a global perspective".

At 6 p.m. (Japan time). The conference will be broadcasted online via Zoom.

The password for logging in will be posted on the Kyoto Center's blog and ISEAS websites the day before.
XXXIIIrd Seoul Colloquium in Korea Studies
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 20 October 2020
The XXXIIIrd Seoul Colloquium in Korea Studies, organized by the EFEO Center in Seoul, in collaboration with the Royal Asiatic Society, is led by Bernard Sénécal (Professor Emeritus at Sogang University) on the theme: "Life and Works of Seon 禪 Master Seongcheol 性徹 (1912-1993) - the most famous Korean Buddhist monk in the 20th century".
At 6 p.m. at the EFEO Center in Seoul.

Legend: The great monk Seongcheol. Copyrights: 백련암문화제단 & 성철 선사상 연구소 (Baek Ryeon Am Cultural Foundation and Research Institute for Sung Chol Zen Thought).
Communiqué du Réseau des Écoles françaises à l’étranger en hommage à Samuel Paty
Paris, France, 20 October 2020
Le Réseau des Écoles françaises à l’étranger (École française d’Athènes, École française de Rome, Institut français d’archéologie orientale, École française d’Extrême-Orient, et Casa de Velázquez) condamne avec force l’insoutenable acte de barbarie perpétré contre le professeur d’histoire-géographie du collège du Bois-d’Aulne, à Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines), survenu vendredi 16 octobre.

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''Kitashirakawa EFEO Salon''
Kyoto, Japan, 16 October 2020
As part of the Kitashirakawa EFEO Salon, the fifth lecture of the 2019-2020 cycle is presented by Markus Ruesch (Ryukoku University) on the topic: "Secret spaces for Amida: the function of hidden spaces in the rites of Pure Land Buddhism and their doctrinal foundations (Edo period)" (in Japanese without translation).
The conference will be broadcasted online via Zoom and on site at the EFEO Center in Kyoto (limited to 10 auditors, upon registration). More information
Colloquium ''Ancient Japanese Book Collection of the Social Sciences Library - Issues and Potential''
Hanoi, Vietnam, 14 October 2020
On October 14 the Institute of Social Sciences Information in Hanoi, which holds part of the collections of the former EFEO library, organized a colloquium on the Japanese collection, entitled: Ancient Japanese Book Collection of the Social Sciences Library - Issues and Potential.
The director of the EFEO, Christophe Marquet, gave a talk on the history of this collection, which was created at the beginning of the 20th century by the first EFEO Japanese scholars, and on works concerning the artistic heritage.
Paris EFEO Seminar
Paris, France, 12 October 2020
On Monday 12 October, Christine Hawixbrock speaks on: "Nong Hua Thong (Laos), from treasure to the city".

From 10.30am to 12pm, Maison de l'Asie, 22, avenue du Président Wilson, 75116 Paris, Grand salon, 1st floor. The conference will take place online and on site (reception limited to 24 listeners upon prior registration).

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Kyoto lectures
Kyoto, Japan, 28 September 2020
As part of the Kyoto lectures, Kameyama Takahiko (University of Kyoto / Ryukoku University) presents: "Articulating Inner Dharma: Development of the Five Viscera Mandala in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism".
At 6 p.m. (Japan time). The conference will be broadcasted online via Zoom and on site at the EFEO Center in Kyoto (limited to 10 auditors upon registration at: efeo.kyoto@gmail.com).
The password for logging in will be posted on the Kyoto Center's blog and ISEAS websites the day before.
Research Seminar
Paris, France, 25 September 2020
As part of the research program "Essais 'au fil du pinceau' (zuihitsu) à l’époque d’Edo (XVIIe-XIXe s.) : recueils de réflexions et d’observations sur le passé et le présent des savants japonais (pré-) modernes" [Miscellaneous ‘running brush’ Essays (zuihitsu) in the Edo period (17th-19th c.). ): collections of reflections and observations on the past and present of (pre-)modern Japanese scholars], Christophe Marquet gives a communication on "The notion of "essay of critical reflection through evidence" (kōshō zuihitsu 考証随筆) through the case of the painter-writer Santo Kyoden, alias Kitao Masanobu (1761-1816)".

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