Jeffrey Kotyk
@jeffreykotyk.bsky.social
Historian, translator, writer. Nam studere servire Deo est. 子曰：「學而時習之，不亦說乎？」
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Examining an astrological scroll (III 520) from Turfan, 9th century. Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Humboldt Forum. Several researchers are taking an interest in this object!
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Examining an astrological scroll (III 520) from Turfan, 9th century. Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Humboldt Forum. Several researchers are taking an interest in this object!
Registered for the AAS Annual Conference in Vancouver, Canada from March 12-15, 2026.
October 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Registered for the AAS Annual Conference in Vancouver, Canada from March 12-15, 2026.
Honored that my book has been shortlisted for the Late Antiquity Book Prize in Memory of Bill Podmore (1933-2016).
vcla.org.uk/bookprize/
vcla.org.uk/bookprize/
Late Antiquity Podmore Book Prize
Late Antiquity Book Prize in memory of Bill Podmore (1933-2016), awarded by the VCLA.
vcla.org.uk
October 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Honored that my book has been shortlisted for the Late Antiquity Book Prize in Memory of Bill Podmore (1933-2016).
vcla.org.uk/bookprize/
vcla.org.uk/bookprize/
Visiting the Yale University Art Gallery.
September 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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.
September 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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.
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.
September 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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.
September 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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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September 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Important forthcoming volume. Astrologers at Work: Essays on the Practices and Techniques of Astrology in Memory of Helena Avelar.
brill.com/display/titl...
brill.com/display/titl...
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.
September 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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.
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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Astrologers at Work
"Astrologers at Work" published on 30 Oct 2025 by Brill.
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September 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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."
brill.com/display/titl...
brill.com/display/titl...
Too many centipedes in the house. 天稚彦物語絵巻. Humboldt Forum.
July 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Too many centipedes in the house. 天稚彦物語絵巻. Humboldt Forum.
Reposted by Jeffrey Kotyk
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...
July 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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.
July 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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
conference.bshs.org.uk/programme/#6g
Programme – BSHS annual conference
conference.bshs.org.uk
July 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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
conference.bshs.org.uk/programme/#6g
A positive review of my book (in Turkish) by Muammer İskenderoğlu.
dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/irani...
dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/irani...
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
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July 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A positive review of my book (in Turkish) by Muammer İskenderoğlu.
dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/irani...
dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/irani...
Reposted by Jeffrey Kotyk
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...
June 28, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lcz...
MANTRATANTRAM_VID_TantricBorderlands_Paris_30_05_2025_Kotyk
YouTube video by Andrea Acri
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June 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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...
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/
conference.bshs.org.uk/programme/
Programme – BSHS annual conference
conference.bshs.org.uk
June 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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/
conference.bshs.org.uk/programme/
Première visite au Campus Condorcet. 🇫🇷
May 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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.
May 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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.
May 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Many thanks to Prof. Ralph Kauz and Bonn University for the opportunity to present my book.
Reposted by Jeffrey Kotyk
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
open.spotify.com/episode/0wUqJq
May 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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
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...
www.ioa.uni-bonn.de/sin/de/nachr...
Vorankündigung: Bonner Sinologisches Kolloquium (19.05.2025) - Dr. Jeffrey Kotyk
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May 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Heading to Bonn now to give a lecture and present my book.
www.ioa.uni-bonn.de/sin/de/nachr...
www.ioa.uni-bonn.de/sin/de/nachr...
Upcoming conference in Paris.
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May 14, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Upcoming conference in Paris.
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