The “Arcs of Time: Zoroastrian Philosophical Anthropology” (AOT) project investigates a new topic in Zoroastrian thought: the theory of humanity, …
Religious meaning-making occurs in and through metaphors. In metaphors, meaning is trans-ferred from one semantic domain to another. Religion, which …
This project, GreatCompleteness, looks at how Longchenpa creates a systematic Nyingma Great Completeness Buddhist tradition that integrates both effortful and …
This research project deals with the contacts and exchanges between different centers of power coexisting in pre-modern Asia during a …
Printed books, radio, television, and the internet – in the past, Christians have often innovatively used new media to spread …
The Uyghurs, a Turkic-speaking nomadic tribe, originally lived in the Mongolian highlands. In the 9th century, they migrated to Turfan …
Social atmospheres are omnipresent in everyday life. They characterise social situations and interactions and depend on individuals as well as …
CERES researchers, together with colleagues from museums and other universities, are studying the material dimension of cultural and religious contacts …
The early modern period is usually viewed as a time of profound change, including the so-called ‘Scientific Revolution’ and the …
Over a period of three years, the network, which is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), will investigate how …
The Middle Persian language played a prominent historical and cultural role in the first millennium CE as the official language …
