IAAS LECTURES- Mariko Walter, April 30; Gray Tuttle, May 2; Warner Belanger and Gulnora Aminova, May 7

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IAAS LECTURES- Mariko Walter, April 30; Gray Tuttle, May 2; Warner Belanger
and Gulnora Aminova, May 7

Posted by: Inner Asian and Altaic Studies <iaas@fas.harvard.edu>

The Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies invites you to the
following three lectures:

Dr. Mariko Namba Walter, Harvard University
will give an illustrated talk based on her recent trip entitled
"Afghan Buddhism: From the Yuezhi (Kushans) and Xuanzang to the Taliban"
CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S153
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 from 4:30 ­ 6:00 p.m.
Please note: time differs from the usual
Room opens at 4:00. Presentation begins at 4:30 p.m.

Gray Tuttle, Columbia University
"Learning from Local History: Seeing the Big Picture from the Details in
Amdo Tibet"
CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S050
Friday, May 2, 2008 from 4:30 ­ 5:30 p.m.
Please note: day and time differ from the usual
Room opens at 4:00. Presentation begins at 4:30 p.m.

Presentations by IAAS Doctoral Candidates:

Warner Belanger
"Anxiety about the Absence of the Buddha: The Redaction of the
Caityapradaksina Gatha"
Gulnora Aminova
"Biography of a Bukharan Saint and the Art of Concealment"
CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S050
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 from 12:30 ­ 2:30 p.m.
Room opens at 12 p.m. Presentations begin promptly at 12:30 p.m.
Lunch will be provided for all!

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