Dr Max Klimburg
| Affiliation | Lecturer, Institute of Ethnology, Vienna University |
|---|---|
| Bio | Dr Max Klimburg, an Austrian art historian and ethnologist, is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Ethnology of Vienna University. Encouraged by Karl Jettmar and funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), he started his ï¬eld research in September of 1971, focusing on the Kaï¬r society, arts and culture in former Kafiristan, today’s Nuristan, Afganistan. The last of his 18 ï¬eld trips were in 2000 and 2002, funded by the same foundation. His publications include: The Kaï¬rs of the Hindu Kush: Art and Society of the Waigal and Ashkun Kaï¬rs (2 vols, Stuttgart, 1999). |
Lectures to The Society
| Title | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| From Afghan Kafiristan to Nuristan: |  |
May 2003 |
Articles in the Journal
| The Arts and Societies of the Kafirs of the Hindu Kush | ||
| Dr Max Klimburg | ||
| Asian Affairs, Volume 35 Number 3 | November 2004 | |
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Forthcoming Events
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LIBRARY & ARCHIVE: TEMPORARY CLOSURE Shuts 16 May 2012, reopens 1st August 2012 more…
Festival of Asian Literature at Asia House 15 - 30 May 2012 more…
The Bangladeshi Novel The Royal Society of Literature Tagore Memorial Meeting, with speakers Philip Hensher and Tahmima Anam more…
"Yemen: Challenges for the Future" - an international conference (BYS & LMEI) Invitation for scholars to propose papers for conference in November 2012 more…
Ragmala Paintings from India: Poetry, passion, song Exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery: 25 January - 27 May 2012 more…
Recent Recordings
The Art of Resistance in the Middle East
Ashoka: India's Lost Emperor Charles Allen returns the RSAA to speak about the re-discovery of one of India's greatest Emperors, Ashoka, and the empire he built
The Freedom Factor Humphrey Hawksley discusses how freedoms have come to the world and what can be done to support their spreading in the world
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