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This edited volume on religious dynamics features source texts from all over Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, which show original authors' thoughts on religion as they the shared challenges of an age dominated by imperialism and colonialism.
About the author
Marion Eggert, Ph.D. (1992), Munich University (LMU), is Professor of Korean Studies at Ruhr University Bochum. Her recent publications include
Religion and Secularity: Transformations and Transfers of Religious Discourses in Europe and Asia, coedited with Lucian Hölscher (2013).
Björn Bentlage, Ph. D. (2016), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), is a post-doc at MLU. His publications on contemporary law and society in Egypt include A Tale with Two Stories (forthcoming 2016).
Hans Martin Krämer, Ph.D. (2005), Ruhr University Bochum, is Professor of Japanese Studies at Heidelberg University. His publications on modern Japanese history include
Shimaji Mokurai and the Reconception of Religion and the Secular (2015).
Stefan Reichmuth, Ph.D. (1983), Free University Berlin, is Senior Professor of Oriental (Arabic and Islamic) Studies at Ruhr University Bochum. His recent publications include
Muslim Bodies: Body, Sexuality and Medicine in Muslim Societies, coedited with Susanne Kurz and Claudia Preckel (2016).
Contributers are: Jörg Albrecht, Katajun Amirpur, Christoph Auffart, Björn Bentlage, Torkel Brekke, Sven Bretfeld, Johann Büssow, Sarah Büssow-Schmitz, Markus Dressler, Marvin Döbler, Marion Eggert, Helen A. Findley, Amal Ghazal, Görge K. Hasselhoff, Paul Hedges, Elisabeth Hollender, Dermot Killingley, Jonathan Korbel, Hans Martin Krämer, John S. LoBreglio, Donald S. Lopez, Jr., Al Makin, Arie L. Molendijk, Valentina Munz, Gotelind Müller, Andreas Müller-Lee, Claudia Preckel, Stefan Reichmuth, Heiner Roetz, Oliver Scharbrodt, Knut Martin Stünkel, Aslam Syed, Sven Trakulhun, Gauri Viswanathan, Leyla von Mende, and Helmut Zander.
