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Thomas Bauer

Photo: © Julia Holtkötter, Exzellenzcluster „Religion und Politik“ Universität Münster

Thomas Bauer, born 1961 in Nuremberg, is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Münster. His research focuses on historical and linguistic studies. He has recently also begun writing books for the broader public.

(Updated: 2020)

Awards

  • 2019 Wissenschaftliche Buchgellschaft Book Prize for the Humanities
  • 2018 Tractatus Prize
  • 2013 Leibniz Prize

More Publications

Warum es kein islamisches Mittelalter gab. Das Erbe der Antike und der Orient
C.H.Beck Verlag, Munich 2018.
 
Die Kultur der Ambiguität. Eine andere Geschichte des Islams
Verlag der Weltreligionen (Suhrkamp/Insel), Berlin 2011.

Featured Books

Book cover The Decline of Complexity in the World. On the Loss of Ambiguity and Diversity

Die Vereindeutigung der Welt. Über den Verlust an Mehrdeutigkeit und Vielfalt
[The Decline of Complexity in the World. On the Loss of Ambiguity and Diversity]

Reclam Verlag

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