Lectures...

This is a  tentative list of lectures for a general audience (all lectures can be held in English or Norwegian)
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   Christoph Harbsmeier:

        China's Machiavelli - Ancient Chinese political thought in a comparative perspective

        Humor and caricature in China
        
        A little history of the Chinese joke

        The world of Chinese writing

        Encyclopedias in China and Europe


  Jens Braarvig:

        Fra Gilgamesh-eposet, verdens eldste epos, til Ibsens Per Gynt: Vår felles historie?
        
        Skriftens og økonomiens begynnelse: To sider av samme mynt.

        Vinens tidligste historie: Fra Geshtinanna i det gamle Mesopotamia til grekernes                         Dionysos. Med moderne smaksprøver av den hellige drikk.

        Buddhismen: Toleransens religion.

        Den Store Fortellingen: Religion som samlende og konfliktskapende kraft



  Christoph Anderl:

        Zen Buddhism in East Asia

        Views on the netherworld - a comparative perspective

        Art and culture on the Silk road in medieval China

        Chinese writing, printing and text transmission


  Fredrik Liland:

        Tibetan Buddhist monastic education: the modern continuation of an ancient Indian         educational system

        Why Buddhism? A Norwegian student's experiences with the study of Buddhism and life         as a monk in Nepal.

        The Tibetan language
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