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  • The New Norman

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    The publication of Jerry Norman’s A Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary — the long-awaited revision of his 1978 Manchu-English Lexicon — is at hand.  Harvard Asia Center Publications announces that this title…

  • Harvard Summer Manchu

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    The Harvard University Summer School is pleased to offer an intensive one-month introduction to the Manchu language and Manchu studies in summer 2013. The workshop is designed with the needs…

  • The Manchu Hymn and Epic Poetry

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    By Brian Tawney This post is a supplement to Manchu hymn chanted at the occasion of the victory over the Jinchuan Rebels. The form of this poem is similar to…

  • Manchu Studies in Korea

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    A recent article in the Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia by Choe Yungchul details the state of Manchu studies in Korea. While the field is still relatively new,…

  • Manchu hymn chanted at the occasion of the victory over the Jinchuan Rebels

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    Elif Akçetin University of Illinois at Chicago Hymne mantchou chanté à l’occasion de la conquête du Jin-chuan Manchu hymn chanted at the occasion of the victory over the Jinchuan Rebels…

  • HYL Digitization Project

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    Good news manjurists! The Harvard-Yenching Library has announced that it will begin digitizing the library’s Manchu and Mongolian collections in the near future: “In case that you missed this extremely…

  • Manchu Takes Note

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    A recent conference at Harvard University on note taking and related practices featured a visit to the Harvard-Yenching Library . The visit introduced the exciting world of Manchu manuscripts to a…

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