Global historian of religion | prof @uniGoettingen | religion and politics | India-Europe-US | right-wing extremism | socialism | colonialism | esotericism

University of Göttingen
Joined September 2013
Check out my inaugural lecture, "Global Religious History in Times of Upheaval," which discusses far-right extremism, the "New/Alt Right," esotericism, and more, with a focus on how Religious Studies can contribute to current societal issues: youtube.com/watch?v=S3QgERuD…
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Our conference on "Religion and the Global Far Right" will be held from July 29 to 31, 2026, in Tübingen.
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Soon available with Bloomsbury, fully open access. Stay tuned for more news on this.
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Hot off the press: a special issue on far-right politics and the study of esotericism: brill.com/.../journals/arie/…
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Wurzelrassen, Arier, Okkultismus: In der neuen Folge sprechen wir mit @JulianStrube über die Theosophie im kolonialen Indien – und was das mit heutiger Esoterikforschung zu tun hat. Youtube: youtu.be/CrmWjSqfsk0 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3LAwW8…
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Work with me! There's now an open call for a 4-year postdoc at my chair. More infos here: uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.…
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Ich durfte gestern an einer Diskussionsrunde im SWR zu Esoterik und Politik teilnehmen. Hier die Aufnahme: swr.de/swrkultur/leben-und-g…
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Wanna work with me and another PhD student on "Socialist Mysticism, Mystical Socialism" at the University of Göttingen? Then consider applying for this PhD position by June 3. Please spread the word to candidates who might be interested in the subject. uni-goettingen.de/en/644546.…
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New article, link in reply: Read about how a Chinese prince and a Jesuit missionary identified Daoism and "Kung Fu" with Mesmerist practices, Tarot, and Martinist ideas in eighteenth-century Beijing. This episode shows a lot about cultural exchange and (religious) comparison.
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