Digital Research Platform for Esoteric Studies

For researchers interested in excavated texts, dialects, minority languages, religion, classical studies, and philosophy, Digital Research Platform for Esoteric Studies (DRPES) offers a standalone platform built for browsing classical materials and publications in lesser-known languages. Covering China Social Sciences Press publications from 1979 to present, DRPES reflects the growing body of Chinese contemporary analysis of the following subjects:

– Assyria
– Bamboo and Silk Manuscripts
– Classical Studies
– Dialects & Lesser-Spoken Languages
– Dongba Script
– Dunhuang
– Egypt
– Excavated Documents
– Historical Geography
– History of Ethnic Minorities
– Local History and Gazetteers
– Manchu Studies
– Oracle Bones
– Paleography
– Sanskrit Studies and Buddhist Scriptures
– Tibetan Studies
– Turkic Studies
– Uyghur and Khitan
– Western Xia

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