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Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA)

Research Group "Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA)"

Research Group Leader

Anuj Misra

Room B16, R. 002

amisra@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de

Thematic Domains

Artwork of a miniature pasted on an album sheet. A young prince with learned men on a terrace. ca. 1640–50. Indian, Mughal. Miniature: 21.2 × 14.4 cm; Leaf: 29.1 × 19.2 cm. © 2022 The David Collection, Copenhagen, 15/2016.
Transmission: Bridging the Intellectual Gap
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Artwork, Beauvais Manufactory (French, founded 1664), Woven under the direction of Philippe Béhagle (French, 1641–1705), After cartoons by Guy-Louis Vernansal (French, 1648–1729), painter, et al. Tapestry: Les Astronomes, from L'Histoire de l'empereur de la Chine Series. ca. 1697–1705. Wool and silk, modern cotton lining. 318.8 × 424.2 cm. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 83.DD.338. CC0 1.0 Universal.
Translocation: Crossing Borders, Spanning Time
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Artwork, three figures conversing. Folio from the work Sarvasiddhāntatattvacuḍāmaṇi The Jewel of the Essence of All Sciences.” 1840. India. © 2022 The British Library, Or. 5259, f.291.
Transcreation: Making the Foreign Familiar
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Games and Puzzles, 19th century board game from India
The Astral Science of Play in Early Modern South Asia
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