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Internet Guide for China Studies Newsletter

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08 Nov 1999



New in IGCS - Culture and Art:



Written sources on Yao religion - A research project



Ed./Corp.: Institute for East Asian Studies, University of Munich, Germany

URL: http://www.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/sin/projekte/yaoe.htm

Language: English.



Self description: "The Munich Yao project, initiated in Oct 1995, is based

on a collection of more than 1000 Yao manuscripts, acquired by the

Department for Rare Manuscripts of the Munich Bavarian State Library during

the last few years. The manuscripts date from the beginning of the 18th to

the eighties of the 20th century and originate from Thailand, Laos,

Vietnam, Myanmar, and the southern provinces of China. The project aims at

computer supported cataloguing, classifying, and analysing of the

manuscripts with special regard to date, regional origin, and persons

mentioned. The resulting catalogue will be published as part of the 'Index

to Oriental Manuscripts in Germany' (Verzeichnis der orientalischen

Handschriften in Deutschland). An exhibition of the most remarkable

manuscripts in the Bavarian State Library from Nov 4th to Dec 22nd 1999

will conclude the project."



Note also the press report on the exhibition at the Munich Bavarian State

Library (http://www.bsb.badw-muenchen.de/english/yao_e.htm).



Site contents: Institute; Address; Research Team; Scope of the Project;

Exhibition; Publications; Lectures.



Note: Frames capable browser needed!



Resource suggested via the Asian Studies WWW Monitor (06 Nov 1999) by Lucia

Obi ([log in to unmask]).



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Hanno Lecher ([log in to unmask])



INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINA STUDIES -- editor

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