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
Rethinking Methodology: Sensory Modalities in Ethnographic Research
With: Prof. Dr. Andrew Gilbert – andrewgilbert.com (10:30–12:00) Dr. Zeynep Bulut – Queen’s University Belfast Profile (13:30–15:00) Limited places! For registration please contact maryam.abbasi@fau.de
Welcome Day winter semester 2025/2026
Lecture Series Winter 2025/26
Lecture Series Winter 2025/26 with Abstracts
Translating the Ineffable: Sino-Muslim Engagement with Esoteric Knowledge across Han Kitāb and Menhuan Networks
Project Director: Prof. Dr. Michael Lackner Research Fellow: Dr. Tommaso Previato Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Center for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences “Alternative Rationalities and Esoteric Practices from a Global Perspective” (CAS-E), supported by a grant from Templeton Religion Trust, awarded via the Program in the Study of Mysticism (PRISM) at Tampere University. […]
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
