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Past Member

Christian Meyer

Gerda Henkel Stiftung Member; additional funding provided by the Herodotus Fund

Affiliation

Historical Studies

Field of Study

East Asian Studies
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Christian Meyer is studying how the traditional Chinese formula shendao shejiao (by “theistic ways” establishing the (moral) teachings) played an instrumental role in the processes of appropriating the new Western concept of “religion.” The project analyzes its use as an illuminating example of the conceptual history of “religion” in modern China.

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Historical Studies

Degrees

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Habilitation
2012
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ph.D.
2003

Honors

2012
Habilitation prize (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg)

Appointments

University of Copenhagen
2016
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
2013–2014
Guest professor (Religious Studies)
University of Leipzig
2003–2011
Assistant Professor (Wissenschaftlicher Assistent)