Doctoral fellowship in Old Javanese literature (Śaiva/Buddhist tantric texts)

Offer of a doctoral fellowship of 3 years in Old Javanese literature (Śaiva/Buddhist tantric texts)in the context of the project MANTRATANTRAM, “Monsoon Asia as the Nexus for the Transfer of Tantra along the Maritime routes” (ERC Consolidator Grant no. 101124214). MANTRATANTRAM is a five-year research project dedicated to the study of tantric traditions from the perspective of cultural contact between different communities across the geo-environmental region referred to as “Monsoon Asia”, approaching the phenomenon in a global manner and in terms of “connected histories” rather than in isolation according to distinct regional contexts, and emphasizing transregional maritime mobility. The project is hosted by the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE, PSL University) and the Groupe de Recherches en Études Indiennes (GREI, EA2120) in Paris. The candidate shall be enrolled in the École doctorale 472, Paris, under the supervision of Dr Andrea Acri, Associate Professor in Tantric Studies (EPHE, PSL University and GREI).

The thesis should concern Śaiva or Buddhist tantric texts in Old Javanese from Java and Bali roughly dateable to the period between the 9^th and 16^th century CE. Candidates are encouraged to propose a project involving the critical edition and translation of one or more unpublished primary sources preserved in Javanese and/or Balinese palm-leaf manuscripts. The precise thesis topic should be defined by the candidate and can be refined in dialogue with the thesis supervisor. Given the strongly international nature of the project, it is expected that the thesis will be written in English, although a French summary of ca. 10% of the thesis will have to be submitted ahead of the defence (“viva”).

Remuneration follows the current remuneration scheme for doctoral positions established in the École Pratique des Hautes Études - PSL.