Dynamics in the History of Religions Between Asia and Europe Encounters, Notions, and Comparative Perspectives

Volkhard Krech, Professor of Religious Studies, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, is Director of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg "Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and Europe". Krech's main research interests are related to the theory of religion and history of religions, religious pluralization and globalization, religion and violence, and history of the science of religion.

Marion Steinicke, Ph. D. in Religious Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, is Science Manager of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg at Ruhr-University Bochum. She has published on Medieval European travels to the Far East and ritual inventions of the Italian Trecento. Her current research regards the Jesuit Mission in China.

Contributors include: Victor H. Mair, Patrick Olivelle, Guy Stroumsa, Michael Lecker, Eun-Jeung Lee, Stephen C. Berkwitz, Robert Ford Campany, Ronald M. Davidson, Jan Assmann, Peter Beyer, José Casanova and others