This research project concerns the formation of Buddhist initiation ritual practices in medieval China, focusing primarily on images on murals and in manuscripts that have been discovered in the region ...read more
Throughout Chinese history, mountain worship has shaped the spatial order of ancient cities as a cultural and spiritual anchor, forming a unique "city-mountain" landscape imbued with regional identity and philosophical/religious ...read more
The Balearic islands, Mallorca and Menorca, were characterized by a specific funerary ritual during the Iron Age which used fragmented limestone at the cremation process. These cremated remains and lime ...read more
The impact of hunter-gatherers on the environment has been a controversial topic since at least the 1960’s. In Northwestern-Europe it is generally assumed that humans only started influencing their environment ...read more
The aim of the SerialKey project is to carry out a technological and morphometric study of mass-produced items from the European Final Bronze Age in order to gain a better ...read more
In the last several years, fantastic manuscript finds have surfaced opening new windows into the scholarly study of the development of Buddhist literature. Gandhara Corpora represents a multifaceted, holistic approach ...read more
Buddhist Sūtra Literature represents the diverse, discursive genre of scripture held to be canonical by various Buddhist traditions because it was considered to be buddhavacana (words spoken by the Buddha). ...read more
For centuries, prayer has been central to people’s worldview, to their education and formation, their experience of religion and the Divine, to the creation of societal communities, and to structuring ...read more
15th Century
16th Century
Archaeology
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
History
Literary studies
Medieval and Early Modern Practices of Prayer - Medieval and Early Modern Studies - Religious History and Devotional Culture
The Middle Bronze Age in Crete is a period of demographic expansion, stunning material cultural production, and growing interaction with the broader Eastern Mediterranean. The archaeological deposits associated with this ...read more