Johannes Laube
Johannes Laube (born February 26, 1937 in Seligenstadt ; † August 15, 2012 ) was a German Japanologist , religious scholar and Buddhist researcher . As a professor he taught at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich .
Life
From 1956 Johannes Laube studied philosophy ( Lic. Phil. 1961), religious studies , as well as Protestant and Catholic theology (Lic. Theol. 1968). This was followed by studies in Japanology and Sinology (doctorate to Dr. phil. 1976). Until he received the license to teach Japanese studies in Marburg in 1981 , he initially taught Catholic religious studies at several high schools in Hesse. At the same time he fulfilled teaching positions for religious studies as well as for religion and philosophy of Japan at the universities of Freiburg , Paderborn and Marburg .
In 1987 he was appointed professor for the religion and philosophy of modern Japan at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, where he worked until his retirement in 2002 and played a key role in establishing the Munich Center for Buddhism Research. He also taught at the Munich University of Philosophy .
In 1995 Laube was admitted to the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia of the Austrian Academy of Sciences , and in 2000 to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts .
research
Johannes Laube primarily researched the religions and ethics of East Asia, in particular Daoism , Buddhism , Confucianism , but also the new Japanese religions . In the field of philosophy, he was mainly concerned with the Kyoto school . Another research focus was the history of Buddhism.
As a translator, he translated Tanabe Hajimes Zangedō toshite no tetsugaku into German.
Fonts (selection)
- As an author
- Dialectic of Absolute Mediation. Hajime Tanabe's religious philosophy as a contribution to the "competition of love" between Buddhism and Christianity . Herder, Freiburg 1984, ISBN 3-451-19634-4 .
- Tanabe Hajime's "Philosophy as Metanoetics" - a "Negative Theology"? - Introduction and translation. First part. In: Japonica Humboldtiana. Volume 12, 2008, pp. 151-210 ( PDF file ).
- Tanabe Hajime's Philosophy as Metanoetics - Translation and Commentary. Second part. In: Japonica Humboldtiana. Volume 13, 2009, pp. 163-195 ( PDF file ).
- As editor
- (With Inoue Nobutaka ) New religions: State of their research in Japan. A manual . Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1996, ISBN 3-447-03508-0 .
- Evil in the world religions . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2003, ISBN 3-534-14985-8 .
literature
- Hannelore Eisenhofer-Halim (Hrsg.): Change between the worlds. Festschrift for Johannes Laube. Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 3-631-50156-0 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Johannes Laube in the catalog of the German National Library
- In memory of Johannes Laube on the website of the Society for Research on Japan.
- Prof. em. Dr. Johannes Laube on the website of the Japan Center of the LMU Munich.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Hannelore Eisenhofer-Halim: Brief portrait. In: Hannelore Eisenhofer-Halim (Ed.): Change between the worlds. Festschrift for Johannes Laube. Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2003, p. 9.
- ↑ a b c d e In memory of Johannes Laube on the website of the Society for Research on Japan.
- ↑ Professor Dr. phil. Johannes Laube, University of Philosophy ( Memento from December 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Prof. em. Dr. Johannes Laube ( memento from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the Japan Center of the LMU Munich.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arbor, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Japanologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seligenstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 2012 |