Tim Epkenhans
Tim Epkenhans (* 1972 in Gütersloh ) is a German orientalist.
Life
From 2002 to 2004 he was a consultant at the German embassy in Tajikistan and then until 2009 head of the OSCE Academy in Kyrgyzstan . After receiving his doctorate in Bamberg in 2002 , he has been a professor of Islamic studies, with a focus on Central Asia, at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg since 2016 .
His research interests are the history of Iran in the 19th and 20th centuries, Islam, political transformation and regional identities in Soviet and post-Soviet Central Asia, Islamic elites in post-Soviet Tajikistan, the Tajik civil war (1992–1997) and the semantic change of prefigurative heroes in Iran since 1925.
Fonts (selection)
- Iranian modernity in exile. Bibliography of the journal Kāve, Berlin 1916–1922 . Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-87997-108-0 .
- Morality and discipline. Seyyed Ḥasan Taqīzāde and the construction of a "progressive self" in early Iranian modernity . Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-87997-322-9 .
- The origins of the civil was in Tajikistan. Nationalism, islamism, and violent conflict in post-Soviet space . London 2016, ISBN 978-1-4985-3278-5 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Epkenhans, Tim. In: Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar Online. degruyter.com, accessed on May 12, 2020 (founded by Joseph Kürschner , constantly updated, restricted online edition).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Epkenhans, Tim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gutersloh |