Apabhramsha Summer Retreat

From 15th to 19th of July 2017,  an Apabhramsa workshop & reading retreat was organised by Eva De Clercq (UGhent) in Castelldefels, a small town close to Barcelona. The workshop followed in the trace of Prakrit Summer Schools organised in Rantasalmi, Finland (2007), in Würzburg, Germany (2009), and at Ghent University (2011). Offering students of Sanskrit an introduction, grammar of Middle Indic languages, reading of Jain epic and narrative literature, the retreat oallowed students and scholars from Europe and beyond a rare chance to study Apabhramsha language and its literature, in an informal atmosphere. Reading sessions were conducted by Eva De Clercq and Andrew Ollett.