PUBLISHED

First comprehensive study examines the history and impact of Neo-Sannyas communes in Germany

While historical research has thoroughly examined politically and ecologically alternative groups and movements in the Federal Republic of Germany, religiously …

PUBLISHED

Three new publications from the BuddhistRoad World

We are happy to announce three further publications along the BuddhistRoad. The Brill’s Encyclopedia of Buddhism entry by Carmen Meinert …

PUBLISHED

Handbook on Economy and Religion in Germany in the 19th and 20th Centuries published

With the collaboration of numerous researchers at CERES, the Handbook on Economy and Religion in Germany in the 19th and …

FRESH START

Christoph Sander is the new junior professor for Digital Humanities

CERES has gained a new member of staff: Christoph Sander has taken up a junior professorship in Digital Humanities in …

NEW PUBLICATION

Emotions in religious practice: Gerrit Lange's dissertation on the snake goddess Naini in the Himalayas

Gerrit Lange's dissertation has been published by De Gruyter Brill. The book examines the worship of the snake goddess Naini …

BERICHTERSTATTUNG

Lichtmetaphern im Buddhismus: RUBIN berichtet über Forschung im SFB 1475

Anfang Dezember erscheint die Ausgabe 2/2025 des Wissenschaftsmagazins RUBIN der Ruhr-Universität Bochum – darin ein ausführliches Porträt über die Arbeit …

REVIEW

Exploring religion in urban spaces: Student excursion to Rotterdam

Participants in the seminar “Religion in/and the Urban Environment,” offered in the summer semester of 2025 under the direction of …

JOB OFFER

Research Associate (Postdoctoral Position, m/f/x)

In order to fill a fixed-term position in full-time (39.83 hours/week = 100%) at the earliest possible date, we are …

UPCOMING LECTURE

Encountering cultures: What the objects in the Missiemuseum Steyl tell us about entangled histories and contact between missionaries and local societies

Missionary Collections and the objects they contain can be considered as testimonies of entangled histories. The objects and their presentation …

LOOKING BACK

Conference Report: “Metaphors of Religion – Comparative Perspectives, Theoretical Potential, and Methodic Innovation”

From 27 to 29 October 2025, the CRC 1475 “Metaphors of Religion” hosted its international conference, bringing together scholars from …