Jeffrey Kotyk

Registered for the AAS Annual Conference in Vancouver, Canada from March 12-15, 2026.

Late Antiquity Podmore Book Prize Late Antiquity Book Prize in memory of Bill Podmore (1933-2016), awarded by the VCLA.

Honored that my book has been shortlisted for the Late Antiquity Book Prize in Memory of Bill Podmore (1933-2016).
vcla.org.uk/bookprize/

Visiting the Yale University Art Gallery.

The generals in the Beinecke edition of the omenology manuscript (天元玉曆祥異賦). The qi 氣 of the general will manifest in the sky in various ways.

Rain this morning but still warm. High of 27'c tomorrow.

At the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale, examining a copy of a Ming-era omenology manual (天元玉曆祥異賦) from 1425, but I think this manuscript dates to the early Qing.

At Yale University. Checking out the used bookstores.

Important forthcoming volume. Astrologers at Work: Essays on the Practices and Techniques of Astrology in Memory of Helena Avelar.
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We had a joint summer school program at Beijing between University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG). I had a lot of fun in Beijing.

Astrologers at Work "Astrologers at Work" published on 30 Oct 2025 by Brill.

Coming soon: "Astrologers at Work brings together fourteen scholars to explore the history of astrological practice, focusing on techniques, doctrines, and methods of interpretation across cultures and centuries."
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Too many centipedes in the house. 天稚彦物語絵巻. Humboldt Forum.

Thank you and 감사합니다 to Sooyeun Yang for sending me photos from the panel I chaired at the Meeting of ‪ @bshsnews.bsky.social at @cam.ac.uk. Po-Hung Liu, @jeffreykotyk.bsky.social, @busradede.bsky.social and Majideh Qazizadeh gave spectacular presentations. conference.bshs.org.uk/wp-content/u...

I'm in Cambridge for the annual meeting of the British Society for the History of Science.

British Society for the History of Science: Annual Conference, from July 8 to 10, 2025, in Cambridge. I'll be presenting on "Scientific Astronomy and Horoscopes in Medieval Japan."
conference.bshs.org.uk/programme/#6g

Jeffrey Kotyk. Sino-Iranian and Sino-Arabian Relations in Late Antiquity: China and the Parthians, Sasanians, and Arabs in the First Millennium İran Çalışmaları Dergisi | Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1

A positive review of my book (in Turkish) by Muammer İskenderoğlu.
dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/irani...

I would like to add to my expression of gratitude to @samhistsci.bsky.social by thanking him for allowing me to chair a panel at the conference of @bshsnews.bsky.social with Po-Hung Liu, @jeffreykotyk.bsky.social, @busradede.bsky.social and Majideh Qazizadeh. conference.bshs.org.uk/wp-content/u...

YouTube video by Andrea Acri MANTRATANTRAM_VID_TantricBorderlands_Paris_30_05_2025_Kotyk

My recent presentation in Paris: "Astral Icons in the Taizō Maṇḍala 胎藏曼荼羅 versus Textual Descriptions." MANTRATANTRAM project, 30 May 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lcz...

I'll be at the British Society for the History of Science Annual Conference, July 8 to 10, in Cambridge. I'll speak on "Scientific Astronomy and Horoscopes in Medieval Japan."
conference.bshs.org.uk/programme/

Première visite au Campus Condorcet. 🇫🇷

Depictions of signs of the zodiac from Brauweiler Abbey, before 1141. Shell limestone, recycled Roman architectural pieces.Dauerleihgabe des Museum Schnütgen, Köln.

Many thanks to Prof. Ralph Kauz and Bonn University for the opportunity to present my book.

Much belated intro of our interview with Dr. Jeffrey Kotyk about his book which builds on the pioneering work of Berthold Laufer by utilising classical Chinese sources to tell the story of Sino-Iran in a new light for both Iranologists & Sinologists.
open.spotify.com/episode/0wUqJq

Heading to Bonn now to give a lecture and present my book.
www.ioa.uni-bonn.de/sin/de/nachr...

Upcoming conference in Paris.
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Last day of the conference was held at the Münster Zoo which has a cosplay event today.

In Münster for a conference. "Same and/or Other? Animals in East Asian History."
www.uni-muenster.de/Sinologie/fo...

At auction: "The Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha, Mauryan Empire, Ashokan era, circa 240-200 BC."
www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...

19.05.2025Revisiting China and Iran in the First Millennium CE: The Significance of Sino-Iranian Relations. - Konfuzius Institut Bonn „Revisiting China and Iran in the First Millennium CE: The Significance of Sino-Iranian Relations.“ May 19, 2025 18:00 pm c.t. University of Bonn, Main Building, (HS XVI), Am Hof 1, 53113 Bonn Dr. Jef...

Upcoming talk: "Revisiting China and Iran in the First Millennium CE: The Significance of Sino-Iranian Relations." Jeffrey Kotyk.
May 19, 2025 18:00 pm c.t.
University of Bonn, Main Building, (HS XVI), Am Hof 1, 53113 Bonn
konfuzius-bonn.de/termine/19-0...

Exploring Early Buddhist–Christian (Jingjiao 景教) Dialogues in Text and Image: A Cultural Hermeneutic Approach, Wang Jun and Michael Cavayero.
www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16...