P. (Peter) Berger, Dr

current courses: see

https://ocasys.rug.nl/current

https://rooster.rug.nl/

previous courses taught (selection):

Inhabiting Cultural Worlds: Introduction

Anthropology of Religion

Religion in South Asia

Rituals in Theory and Practice

Global Dynamics and Local Cosmologies: Studying Religious Change

Anthropology, an Introduction (Minor)

Rituals in Theory and Practice (with Anja Visser-Nieraeth and Joram Tarusarira)(BA)

Hinduism and Buddhism (with Stefania Travagnin)(BA)

Anthropology and Sociology of Religion (with Kim Knibbe)(BA)

Hinduism in Context (BA)

Ritual Practices (BA)

Anthropology, an Introduction (BA)

Global Dynamics and Local Religious Systems (MA)

Anthropology of Religion (BA, 2nd year)

Theories of Religion and Culture (coordinator; with several colleagues)(ReMa)

Indian Religions I (Hinduism and Buddhism) (BA first year)

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (AVV, open for all faculties)

Anthropology of Indian Religions. Ideology and practice of death in different social configurations

Indian Religion and Society in Theoretical Perspective (MA course)

Hindus and Moslems in Europe (with Marjo Buitelaar) (BA third year)

courses taught at the University of Zürich (Dept. of Socio-cultural Anthropology) (2012):

Introduction to the Anthropology of Religion (lecture, BA)

Religion and Society in India (BA)

Death and Burial in India

courses taught at the Institute of Ethnology, Free University of Berlin (2001-2007):

Theory and History of Anthropology

Social Structure and Economy in Anthropology

Anthropology of Sacrifice

Anthropological Theories of Ritual

Food for Thought: Anthropological Perspectives on Food

Ritual Food in India

Tribal Societies in Orissa, India

Brahmans in India

Cinema in India (with Roland Beer and Elisabeth Conzelmann, in collaboration with the
Arsenal Cinema Berlin)

Anthropology of Food and Eating. Part I: theoretical perspectives

Anthropology of Food and Eating. Part II: topics of culinary ethnology

Anthropology of Food and Eating. Part III: discussing empirical enquiries of students