Jeffrey Kotyk
Historian, translator, writer. Nam studere servire Deo est. 子曰：「學而時習之，不亦說乎？」
- "In this paper I want to point out that the concept of predetermined sexuality is observed in horoscopic literature in China from the ninth century." www.cultureandcosmos.org/pdfs/28/28_K...
- Spending the winter break at Dharma Drum Mountain 法鼓山 in Taiwan.
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- Back to Buddhism. At American Academy of Religion 2025, speaking on Maitreya in the Āgamas, Mahāyāna, and early Vajrayāna. Thanks to my panel members!
- History of Science Society (HSS), 2025 Annual Meeting. De Gruyter Brill book table.
- Heading to New Orleans today for the History of Science Society (HSS) 2025 Annual Meeting.
- Examining an astrological scroll (III 520) from Turfan, 9th century. Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Humboldt Forum. Several researchers are taking an interest in this object!
- Registered for the AAS Annual Conference in Vancouver, Canada from March 12-15, 2026.
- Honored that my book has been shortlisted for the Late Antiquity Book Prize in Memory of Bill Podmore (1933-2016). vcla.org.uk/bookprize/
- Visiting the Yale University Art Gallery.
- The generals in the Beinecke edition of the omenology manuscript (天元玉曆祥異賦). The qi 氣 of the general will manifest in the sky in various ways.
- At the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale, examining a copy of a Ming-era omenology manual (天元玉曆祥異賦) from 1425, but I think this manuscript dates to the early Qing.
- At Yale University. Checking out the used bookstores.
- Important forthcoming volume. Astrologers at Work: Essays on the Practices and Techniques of Astrology in Memory of Helena Avelar. brill.com/display/titl...
- We had a joint summer school program at Beijing between University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG). I had a lot of fun in Beijing.
- Coming soon: "Astrologers at Work brings together fourteen scholars to explore the history of astrological practice, focusing on techniques, doctrines, and methods of interpretation across cultures and centuries." brill.com/display/titl...
- Too many centipedes in the house. 天稚彦物語絵巻. Humboldt Forum.
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- I'm in Cambridge for the annual meeting of the British Society for the History of Science.
- British Society for the History of Science: Annual Conference, from July 8 to 10, 2025, in Cambridge. I'll be presenting on "Scientific Astronomy and Horoscopes in Medieval Japan." conference.bshs.org.uk/programme/#6g
- A positive review of my book (in Turkish) by Muammer İskenderoğlu. dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/irani...
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- My recent presentation in Paris: "Astral Icons in the Taizō Maṇḍala 胎藏曼荼羅 versus Textual Descriptions." MANTRATANTRAM project, 30 May 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lcz...
- I'll be at the British Society for the History of Science Annual Conference, July 8 to 10, in Cambridge. I'll speak on "Scientific Astronomy and Horoscopes in Medieval Japan." conference.bshs.org.uk/programme/
- Première visite au Campus Condorcet. 🇫🇷
- Depictions of signs of the zodiac from Brauweiler Abbey, before 1141. Shell limestone, recycled Roman architectural pieces.Dauerleihgabe des Museum Schnütgen, Köln.
- Many thanks to Prof. Ralph Kauz and Bonn University for the opportunity to present my book.
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- Heading to Bonn now to give a lecture and present my book. www.ioa.uni-bonn.de/sin/de/nachr...
- Upcoming conference in Paris. networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
- Last day of the conference was held at the Münster Zoo which has a cosplay event today.
- In Münster for a conference. "Same and/or Other? Animals in East Asian History." www.uni-muenster.de/Sinologie/fo...
- At auction: "The Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha, Mauryan Empire, Ashokan era, circa 240-200 BC." www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
- Upcoming talk: "Revisiting China and Iran in the First Millennium CE: The Significance of Sino-Iranian Relations." Jeffrey Kotyk. May 19, 2025 18:00 pm c.t. University of Bonn, Main Building, (HS XVI), Am Hof 1, 53113 Bonn konfuzius-bonn.de/termine/19-0...
- Exploring Early Buddhist–Christian (Jingjiao 景教) Dialogues in Text and Image: A Cultural Hermeneutic Approach, Wang Jun and Michael Cavayero. www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16...
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- Fine Sasanian metalwork. Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art (2023).
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- Many thanks to Tel Aviv University and Prof. Or Porath for an invitation to give a series of lectures on Sino-Iranian relations in late antiquity, Japanese star mandalas, and ancient astronomy in East Asia. We also visited the Israel Museum yesterday evening.
- At Tel Aviv University speaking on the relations between Iran and China in late antiquity.
- My recent talk in Paris: "Alternative Views on Sasanian History: Contemporary Chinese Accounts of Persia." www.canal-u.tv/chaines/cerm...
- Nice configuration of Mars, Moon, and Jupiter tonight. Stellarium app.
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