Manuscript Cultures Research Group at Hamburg
An interdisciplinary project, the Manuscript Cultures Research Group at the University of Hamburg, has just been awarded three years’ funding by the DFG. The Group aims to advance the study of the vast manuscript heritage of India, Tibet, Japan, China, Iran, Ethiopia and the Arab world.
Of particular relevance to tantric studies are the projects on the Manuscript Collections of the Ancient Tantras (rNying ma rgyud ‘bum) and Marginal Annotations in Sanskrit Manuscripts, both to be overseen by Prof. Harunaga Isaacson.
Funding is allocated for a number of research positions, and also for the support of international Fellows, conferences and publications. The Manuscript Cultures Group builds on the University’s well-known experience with manuscript collections from Nepal, now continuing into its third decade under the auspices of the NGMCP.
- Press release outlining the project (6 February 2008)
- Summary of the subprojects connected with the CTS
- Official site: www.manuscript-cultures.uni-hamburg.de