Centre of Jaina Studies

Description

The aim of the Centre of Jaina Studies (COJS) is to promote the study of Jaina religion and culture by providing an interdisciplinary platform for academic research, teaching and publication in the field of Jaina Studies.

The Centre promotes a number of activities, including: 

• Research projects in Jaina Studies.
• Dissemination of new research through the Centre's monograph series, journals, databases, and website.
• Academic conferences, workshops, seminars, symposia and exhibitions.
• Public lectures in Jaina Studies by leading scholars.
• Academic exchange programmes.
• Courses on Jainism, and postgraduate research in Jaina Studies at SOAS.
• Expanding the resources relating to Jaina Studies in the SOAS Library.
• Establishing links with individuals and institutions with an academic interest in Jaina Studies.

The Centre publishes the International Journal of Jaina Studies and an annual newsletter, and maintains the Jaina Digital Archive and the Jaina Prosopography Database.

Currently active

Yes

Offers funding

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Founding year

2004

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University affiliation(s)

School of Oriental and African Studies
London

Partner Infrastructures

Digital Humanities Institute, Sheffield

The Digital Humanities Institute (DHI), established in 1994, is a renowned centre in the UK that specialises in the application of technology and computation in Arts and Humanities research. The insti… read more about Digital Humanities Institute, Sheffield

Sheffield

British Library

Research is central to the British Library's role as the national library of the United Kingdom. It helps the British Library to share their collections and intellectual heritage with people across th… read more about British Library

London

Royal Asiatic Society

The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar, Henry Thomas Colebrooke, on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV o… read more about Royal Asiatic Society

London

Additional Partnerships

The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute; Ghent University; Gujarat University; University of Lille; University of Lund; Rietberg Museum; Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin