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Dr. Ulrike Schröder

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Position

2005-2013 Research Fellow at the Collaborative Research Center 619 "Ritual Dynamics",

Subproject A6 "The Discourse on Non-Brahman Rituals and their Transformation in the South Indian Religious History Since the 18th Century"

located at the Department of History of Religions and Mission Studies

from April 2014 onwards: Lecturer for Religious Studies at the University of Applied Sciences for Intercultural Theology (FIT) Hermannsburg (see Weblink for more information and updates)

Contact Details:

E-Mail: u.schroeder@fh-hermannsburg.de

Teaching:

Information about courses 2010-2013 (in German only)

Academic Career

born in 1978
1997-2005 Studies in Ev. Theology and Religious Studies
2005-2013 Research Fellovv at the Collaborative Research Centre 619 "Ritual Dynamics", Subproject A6
2009 Doctor in Theology, Title of Dissertation: "Religion, Kaste und Ritual: Christliche Mission und tamilischer Hinduismus in Südindien im 19. Jahrhundert, am Beispiel des Missionars Robert Caldwell" (English translation: "Religion, Caste, and Ritual: Christian Mission and Tamil Hinduism in South India in the 19th century. The Missionary Robert Caldwell as an example")
Since 2009 Research project about Hinduism in South India and South Africa, focussing on Saiva Siddhanta
2014 onwards: Lecturer for Religious Studies at the University of Applied Sciences for Intercultural Theology (FIT) Hermannsburg (see link for more information)

Publications

Schröder, Ulrike (2009). Religion, Kaste und Ritual: Christliche Mission und tamilischer Hinduismus in Südindien im 19. Jahrhundert. Neue Hallesche Berichte vol. 8. Halle (Saale), Verlag der Franckeschen Stiftungen.

Bergunder, Michael, Heiko Frese and Ulrike Schröder, Eds. (2010). Ritual, Caste, and Religion in Colonial South India. Neue Hallesche Berichte vol. 9. Halle (Saale), Verlag der Franckeschen Stiftungen.

Schröder, Ulrike (2010). No Religion, But Ritual? Robert Caldwell and the "Tinnevelly Shanars". In: Ritual, Caste, and Religion in Colonial South India. Michael Bergunder, Heiko Frese and Ulrike Schröder, Eds. Neue Hallesche Berichte vol. 9. Halle (Saale), Verlag der Franckeschen Stiftungen: 131-160.

Schröder, Ulrike (2012). Hook-Swinging in South India: Negotiating the Subaltern Space within a Colonial Society. In: Negotiating Rites. U. Hüsken und F. Neubert (Hrsg.). New York, Oxford University Press, S. 215-236.

Schröder, Ulrike (2013). Hindu Communities in Chatsworth. In: Chatsworth: The Making of a South African Township. A. Desai und G. Vahed, Hrsg. Durban, University of KwaZulu-Natal Press.

Fields of Interest

History of Religions in Europe, South Africa and Asia
History of Christianity in Asia
History of Christian Missions
Hinduism /Saiva Siddhanta
South India /Tamil Nadu /Tirunelveli
South Africa /Durban
Theory and Method in Religious Studies