Dr. Patrick Felix Krüger
Research AssociateResearch Associate in the History of South Asian Religions and Jain Studies
Patrick Felix Krüger studied Indology, Indian and East Asian Art History at Freie Universität Berlin and the History of South Asia, Tibetan, Mongolian and Islamic Studies at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. He graduated in Indian Art History and received a PhD in Art History of South Asia. Specialized on Religion, Art and Culture of Jainism in ancient, medieval and modern India, his research also includes History and Art of Hindu religions; Missionary collections and archives; Religion and Museums.
Education:
- Ph.D., South Asian Art History, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
- M.A., Indian Art History, East Asian Art History, Freie Universität Berlin and History of South Asia, Islamic Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
Käte Hamburger Fellowship:
Duration: April to September 2016
Project: The Visualization of the Dharma. New Perspectives of the Origin and the Meaning of the Jina Image and the Beginning of Jain Image Worshipping
Office Hours
by appointment
Project Leader of Jainism in the West and Research Section for Jainism
Individual Researcher of Research Focus "Missionary Collections" and The Visualization of the Dharma
Research Associate of Center for Religious Studies , CERES Directorate , CRC 1475 „Metaphors of Religion“ , South Asian History of Religions , Subproject B04 and Teaching-Learning-Project: Between Iconophily and Iconoclasm
Former KHK Fellow of Käte Hamburger Kolleg