Lecture Series Summer Semester 2025 with Abstracts
Steiner 2025 Vortragsreihe / Steiner 2025 Lecture Series von / by CAS-E Associated Scholar Dr. Diana Lunkwitz
Die Vortragsreihe, organisiert von dem Research on Anthroposophy Network (RAN), ist dem 100. Jahrestag von Rudolf Steiners (1861–1925) Tod gewidmet. In der Reihe wird zuerst die Relevanz und Aktualität der Forschung zur Anthroposophie und Person Steiners vorgestellt und diskutiert. Alle Vorträge bieten dann sowohl Einführungen als auch vertiefende Fragestellungen und Diskussionen zu zentralen und aktuellen […]
The Resilience of Magic in Modernity | CAS-E Podcast | Episode 2
The second CAS-E podcast was produced on October 7, 2024. Under the moderation of Dr. Bernd-Christian Otto (bernd-christian.otto@fau.de), Prof. Judith Noble (Arts University Plymouth), Prof. Marco Pasi (Center for the History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents, Amsterdam) and Andrea Centore (Co-founder of the Research Network for the Study of Esoteric Practices) discussed various topics […]
Dr. Dominique Hertzer talks about the Yijing, the Book of Changes, for Uni_FAU
March 25, 2025 CAS-E Fellow Dr. Dominique Hertzer is interviewed by Matthias Jakoby from FAU University to introduce the Yijing, Book of Changes, to the FAU Instagram community The Yijing, also known as the Book of Changes, is a Chinese divination companion that is over 2000 years old. It is one of the most important […]
Malleable Fixity: Indian Astrologers on Destiny and Human Choices
By Audrius Beinorius Contemporary investigations into the history of science reveal the close interweaving of religious, scientific and magical discourses in traditional cognitive strategies. And astrology is India’s richest and most vibrant tradition, with obvious religious, social and medical-psychological dimensions (Beinorius 2017). However, there is still prevailing perception that Indians’ commitment to the so-called “law […]
Ziyārah, Mystical Poetry, and Resurrection of Sufi Saints in Post-Mao China
By Tommaso Previato The Qadiriyya and Jahriyya confraternities (Ch. menhuan) contributed to shaping the religious landscape of northwest China through their mystical views, beliefs and practices. My project analyzes their textual constructions of sainthood (Ar. walāya, lit. “friendship [with God]”) in the post-Maoist Islamic revival (early 1980s to mid 2010s), a period when China’s opening […]
New at the university: Prof. Dr. Giovanni Maltese
June 11, 2024 Prof. Dr. Giovanni Maltese –W3 Professorship for Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology My research focuses on the complex of religion, politics, and society. I am fascinated by the question of how discourses about religion—including practices and institutions—influence social and political processes. My main research interests are global Christianity and global Islam—particularly evangelical […]
