Asia

^{Image courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Netherlands}

Asian studies includes the cultures from ancient to modern times of lands from India to China, Japan to Sri Lanka and all the surrounding countries and realms.  Our faculty members have expertise in the languages and histories of many of these regions, with particular strengths in the history of religions, history of science and medicine, yoga, alchemy and politics. 

Faculty:

East Asia
Ryan Dunch (China, history and culture, Christianity in China)

Aya Fujiwara (Japan, Director, Prince Takamado Japan Centre, history of East Asia 1500 to the present)

South Asia
Dagmar Wujastyk (Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit languages, Indian history, history of Indian medicine and alchemy, yoga, religion and art).

Dominik Wujastyk (Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit languages, Indian history, yoga, history of science and medicine, manuscript studies, digital humanities)