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
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