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Parapsychology Under Socialism: Comparative Perspectives in China and the USSR

Check out some images from the workshop organized by Prof. Birgit Menzel and Prof. Michael Lackner on January, 29-30, 2026 at CAS-E. Participants at the workshop on “Parapsychology Under Socialism”.

Parapsychology Under Socialism: Comparative Perspectives in China and the USSR

Workshop organized by Birgit Menzel and Michael Lackner

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

Predictive Processing and the Study of Esoteric Practices

Workshop rganised by: Bernd-Christian Otto in collaboration with Dirk Johannsen (Oslo University, Norway) CAS-E Workshop “Predictice Processing and the Study of Esoteric Practices” January 21, 2026 Organised by Bernd-Christian Otto in collaboration with Dirk Johannsen, Oslo University, Norway In recent years, foundational assumptions within the cognitive science of religion have been challenged by the rapid […]