CAS-E Reorientation (2026–2030)
Alternative Rationalities and Esoteric Practices in a Global Perspective Here you find an overview of CAS-E’s extension phase (2026–2030) and the reorientation informing it.
CAS-E Awarded €4.6 mil for Second Phase!
CAS-E among the three research centers at FAU to receive funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). Read more here (German).
Art as Modern Religion
Prof. Paul C. Johnson (University of Michigan) To participate please contact: raquel.romberg@fau.de
Call for Applications: Research Assistant (Part-Time)
The research project Translating the Ineffable: Sino-Muslim Engagement with Esoteric Knowledge across Han Kitab and Menhuan Networks, supported by a grant from Templeton Religion Trust and awarded via the Program in the Study of Mysticism (PRISM) at Tampere University, invites applications for the position of Research Assistant (part-time, 20 hours per week) for a fixed term of 12 months, […]
CAS-E Welcome Day and Fellow Cohort Winter Semester 2025/26
Welcome Day at CAS-E, October 14, 2025: Fellows and Team Members Left to right: Prof. Lackner, Dr. habil. Otto, Prof. Müller and Prof. Maltese introduce CAS-E
Welcome Day winter semester 2025/2026
Lecture Series Winter 2025/26
Lecture Series Winter 2025/26 with Abstracts
Buddhist Psychology as Esoteric Activism?
By Albrecht, Jessica A “Buddhist psychology” is a naming of a specific understanding of Buddhist teachings (such as mindfulness) and practices (such as meditation) that came up first in the late 19th century. Back then, it was one of the main interests of orientalist scholarship. The most prominent producer of such scholarship in the realm […]
Excursion to Bamberg
Check out some images from a sunny trip to Bamberg by CAS-E fellows Lili Di Puppo, Tommaso Previato and Sergio González Varela on June 28, 2025! Sergio González Varela Lili Di Puppo Tommaso Previato
