Michael Stausberg

Michael Stausberg is a Professor in Religious Studies (aka History of Religions aka Religionswissenschaft)

He was born in Köln, Germany, April 28, 1966. He studied in Bonn, Tübingen, Bergen and Rome. He is now resident in Bergen, Norway.

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 (Seksjonsleder) for the scientific study of religion (University of Bergen).

Riter och ritteorier. Religionshistoriska diskussioner och teoretiska ansatser (2002)
Die Religion Zarathushtras. Geschichte - Gegenwart - Rituale. 3 Volumes, Stuttgart: Kohlhammer
- 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)

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

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)