Michael Stausberg

Michael Stausberg (born 28 April 1966) is a German scholar on religion.

He was born in Köln. He studied in Bonn, Tübingen, Bergen and Rome. He is now a professor at the University of Bergen, Norway.

Apart from Zoroastrianism, Zoroastrian priesthood in contemporary India and related topics, Stausberg's interests encompass the history and terminology of the scientific study of religion, ritual & ritual theory, and religion & modern tourism.

In 2012 he was elected fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.^[1]

Academic career

1991 - M.A. (University of Bonn).
1995 - Dr. phil. (University of Bonn).
2000 - Docent (University of Uppsala).
2003 - Privat Dozent (University of Heidelberg).
1992-1995 - Graduiertenkolleg Scholarship for „Interkulturelle religiöse bzw. religionsgeschichtliche Studien“ (University of Bonn).
1996-2000 - Feodor Lynen Scholarship of the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung (University of Uppsala).
2004 - Professor in the scientific study of religion (University of Bergen).
2005-2007 - Director for the scientific study of religion (University of Bergen).

Selected bibliography

Oxford Handbook of the Study of Religion (2016) (ed.)
Riter och ritteorier. Religionshistoriska diskussioner och teoretiska ansatser (2002)
Die Religion Zarathushtras. Geschichte - Gegenwart - Rituale. 3 Volumes, Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag
- Volume 1, 2002, ISBN 3-17-017118-6
- Volume 2, 2002, ISBN 3-17-017119-4
- Volume 3, 2004, ISBN 3-17-017120-8
Zoroastrian Rituals in Context (2004) (ed.)
Zarathustra und seine Religion (2005)
Theorizing Rituals (2006/7) (co-editor)
Contemporary Theories of Religion (2009) (ed.)
Religion im modernen Tourismus (2010)
Religion and Modern Tourism (Forthcoming)
Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Religion. (2014) (ed.)

Other academic activities

Co-editor (with Steven Engler) of the journal Religion
Co-editor (with Gustavo Benavides) of the book-series Religion and Reason: Theory in the Study of Religion (Walter de Gruyter)

References

^ "Nye medlemmer 2012" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

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[1] "Nye medlemmer 2012" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

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