Carmen Meinert
Carmen Meinert (* 1969 in Bad Oeynhausen ) is a German religious scholar.
Life
She studied Sinology , Tibetology and Geography at the University of Bonn . After completing her doctorate in 2001 with Wolfgang Kubin and Jens-Uwe Hartmann in Bonn , she did research at Peking University , Sichuan University , Hamburg University and at the Essen Institute for Cultural Studies . At the Ruhr University in Bochum , she is professor for the religions of Central Asia, past and present.
Her research areas are historical studies: transfer of Buddhism in Central Asia, Tibet and China; early tantric and esoteric traditions in Tibet and China; Manuscript studies (Dunhuang, Kharakhoto); Buddhism and Art; Buddhism and Violence; Contemporary Studies: Buddhism and Human Rights; cultural perspectives on environmental and climate change.
Fonts (selection)
- Chinese Chan and Tibetan rDzogs chen teachings. A comparative study in the light of the philosophical concept of salvation "not imagining" based on the Dunhuang documents of the Chinese Chan master Wolun and the work bSam gtan mig sgron by the Tibetan scholar gNubs chen Sangs rgyas ye shes . 2004.
- (Ed.): Transfer of Buddhism across Central Asian networks. (7th to 13th centuries) . Leiden 2015, ISBN 978-90-04-30741-4 .
- with Ann Heirman and Christoph Anderl (eds.): Buddhist encounters and identities across East Asia . Leiden 2018, ISBN 978-90-04-36600-8 .
- with Henrik H. Sørensen (Ed.): Buddhism in Central Asia. 1. Patronage, legitimation, sacred space, and pilgrimage . Leiden 2020, ISBN 978-90-04-41773-1 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meinert, Carmen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German religious scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Oeynhausen |