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Bernhard Maier (born 1963 in Oberkirch, Baden) is a German professor of
religious studies Religious studies, also known as religiology or the study of religion, is the study of religion from a historical or scientific perspective. There is no consensus on what qualifies as ''religion'' and definition of religion, its definition is h ...
, who publishes mainly on Celtic culture and religion. Maier studied
comparative religion Comparative religion is the branch of the study of religions with the systematic comparison of the doctrines and practices, themes and impacts (including human migration, migration) of the world's religions. In general the comparative study ...
,
comparative linguistics Comparative linguistics is a branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages to establish their historical relatedness. Genetic relatedness implies a common origin or proto-language and comparative linguistics aim ...
, Celtic and Semitic studies at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, University of Aberystwyth, the
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn The University of Bonn, officially the Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (), is a public research university in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the () on 18 October 1818 by Frederick Willi ...
and
University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a collegiate university, federal Public university, public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The ...
. He earned his
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with a doctorate thesis on the Celtic concept of kingship and its Oriental parallels: "König und Göttin. Die keltische Auffassung des Königtums und ihre orientalischen Parallelen". In 1998 he qualified as a professor at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Bonn with a habilitation thesis on the religion of the Celts: "Die Religion der Kelten: Götter, Mythen, Weltbild". He was rewarded with the Heisenberg Fellowship of the German Research Foundation (DFG) from 1999 to 2004. From 2004 to 2006 he was Reader and Professor of Celtic at the
University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen (abbreviated ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; ) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bis ...
. Since 2006 he has been Professor of
religious studies Religious studies, also known as religiology or the study of religion, is the study of religion from a historical or scientific perspective. There is no consensus on what qualifies as ''religion'' and definition of religion, its definition is h ...
and European
history of religion The history of religion is the written record of human religious feelings, thoughts, and ideas. This period of religious history begins with the invention of writing about 5,200 years ago (3200 BCE). The Prehistoric religion, prehistory of reli ...
at the
University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (; ), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The University of Tübingen is one of eleven German Excellenc ...
.


Publications


Works in English

*''Kuno Meyer and Wales: letters to John Glyn Davies, 1892-1919'', Würzburg, 2017. (Bibliotheca Academica - Geschichte Bd. 8) Original in English. *''Semitic Studies in Victorian Britain. A portrait of William Wright and his world through his letters''. Würzburg 2011. Original in English. *''William Robertson Smith. His Life, his Work and his Times''. Tübingen 2009. Original in English. *''The Celts: a history from earliest times to the present''. Edinburgh 2003. (Translation of ''Die Kelten: Ihre Geschichte von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart'') *''Dictionary of Celtic religion and culture''. Woodbridge 1997. Translated from the German.


Works in German

* ''Die Ordnung des Himmels: eine Geschichte der Religionen von der Steinzeit bis heute'', München, 2018. * ''Stonehenge: Archäologie, Geschichte, Mythos'', 2nd updated and expanded edition, München, 2018. * ''Die Kelten: Ihre Geschichte von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart'', 3rd completely revised and expanded edition, München, 2016. * ''Keltologe zwischen Kaiserreich und British Empire: Kuno Meyers Briefe an Korrespondenten in Deutschland und Österreich, 1874-1919'', Würzburg, 2016 (Bibliotheca Academica - Geschichte Bd. 6). * ''Ein Junge aus Hamburg im viktorianischen Schottland: Kuno Meyers Briefe an die Familie, 1874-1876'', Würzburg, 2016. (Bibliotheca Academica - Geschichte Bd. 5). * ''Kindheit in der Gründerzeit zwischen Alster und Elbe: Kuno Meyers Tagebücher, 1868-1874'', Würzburg, 2016. (Bibliotheca Academica - Geschichte Bd. 4). * ''Die Kelten: Geschichte, Kultur und Sprache'', Tübingen, 2015. (utb 4354). * ''Geschichte Schottlands'', München, 2015. * ''Gründerzeit der Orientalistik: Theodor Nöldekes Leben und Werk im Spiegel seiner Briefe'' Würzburg, 2013. (Arbeitsmaterialien zum Orient 29). * ''Geschichte und Kultur der Kelten''. Also published as ''Handbuch der Altertumswissenschaft: Geschichte und Kultur der Kelten: Band III,10''. München 2012. * ''Wörterbuch Schottisch-Gälisch/Deutsch und Deutsch/Schottisch-Gälisch''. Hamburg 2011. * ''Die Weisheit der Kelten. Sprichwörter aus Irland, Schottland, Wales und der Bretagne''. München 2011. * ''Die Druiden''. München 2009. * ''Sternstunden der Religion. Von Augustinus bis Zarathustra''. München 2008. * ''Stonehenge. Archäologie, Geschichte, Mythos''. München 2005. * ''Die Religion der Germanen. Götter - Mythen - Weltbild''. München 2003. * ''Kleines Lexikon der Namen und Wörter keltischen Ursprungs''. München 2003. * ''Die Religion der Kelten. Götter - Mythen - Weltbild''. München 2001. * ''Koran-Lexikon''. Stuttgart 2001. * ''Die Kelten. Ihre Geschichte von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart''. München 2000. * ''Das Sagenbuch der walisischen Kelten. Die vier Zweige des Mabinogi''. München 1999. * ''Lexikon der keltischen Religion und Kultur''. Stuttgart 1994.


Works in Japanese

* ケルト事典 (Keruto Jiten, i.e. "Celtic Dictionary"), Osaka 2001. Translated from the German.


References

*https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/philosophische-fakultaet/fachbereiche/altertums-und-kunstwissenschaften/abteilung-fuer-religionswissenschaft/bibliographie-bernhard-maier/


External links


Bernhard Maier at Tübingen University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maier, Bernhard 1963 births Living people People from Oberkirch (Baden) German historians of religion Germanic studies scholars Celtic studies scholars Academic staff of the University of Tübingen Writers on Germanic paganism