Research Foci
- Kultursoziologie
- Theories of sociology of religion and culture, Buddhism and Islam
- Islam (Sufismus, Dschihadismus)
- Buddhismus (Theravada- und Zen-Buddhismus)
Further Affiliation at the University of Münster
Doctoral AbstractThesis
Asceticism and culture
- Supervisors
- Doctoral Subject
- Soziologie
- Targeted Doctoral Degree
- Dr. phil.
- Awarded by
- Department 06 – Education and Social Studies
I argue that we best understand asceticism – as a Being-toward-death (Sein-zum-Tode) and a way of life – by having a close look at religious texts of ascetic traditions (especially Buddhist and Sufi sources in this case) and its social contexts. This leads to a certain way on how culture is thought in general and its differentiated spheres, such as religion and politics. The various social roles ascetics had in history (teachers, eremites, warriors etc.) have to be considered, showing us the at times deep and at times very subtle impact of asceticism on society, both on large and smaller scales.CV
Academic Education
- 2-Fach-MA in Religionswissenschaft und Orientalistik an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- 2-Fach-BA in Religionswissenschaft und Orientalistik an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Positions
- Wiss. Hilfskraft in der Orientalistik
- Tutor in der Religionswissenschaft
- stud. Hilfskraft im Projekt „SeNeReKo“
- stud. Hilfskraft im Projekt „Indien im globalen Kontext“
Teaching
- Seminar: The political religions [060441]
[ - | | wöchentlich | Do | SCH 121.519 | Manuel Pachurka] - Seminar: Theories of the gift: between religion and economics [060466]
[ - | | wöchentlich | Mo | SCH 121.519 | Manuel Pachurka]
- Seminar: Sociology of religion with Georg Simmel and Max Weber [068451]
[ - | | wöchentlich | Do | SCH 121.520 | Manuel Pachurka]
- Seminar: The political religions [060441]
Publications
- Pachurka, Manuel. . “Religiöse Askese.” in Körper. Kult. Religion. Perspektiven von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, edited by S. Erhardt, J. Graefe, A. Lichtenberger, A. Lohwasser, H.-H. Nieswandt and H. Strutwolf. Oppenheim: Nünnerich-Asmus Verlag.
- Elwert Frederik, Sellmer Sven, Wortmann Sven, Pachurka Manuel, and Knauth Jürgen, Alfter David. . “Toiling with the Pāli Canon.” in Proceedings of the Workshop on Corpus-Based Research in the Humanities (CRH), edited by Mambrini Francesco, Passarotti Marco and Sporleder Caroline. Warschau.
Scientific Talks
- Pachurka, Manuel : „Sozio-kulturelle und politische Aspekte der buddhistischen Todesmeditation“. Nachwuchstagung des Exzellenzclusters „Religion und Politik. Dynamiken von Tradition und Innovation“ , Universität Münster, .
- Pachurka, Manuel : “Men among the ruins - and the Islamic State”. European Academy of Religion Conference, WWU Münster, Münster, Deutschland, .
- Pachurka, Manuel : „The ressentiment, its history and its resolution: a ideal-typical sketch“. Subjekte des Ressentiments – Über die Kulturen der sozialen Lust und Unlust, WWU Münster, .
- Pachurka, Manuel : „Askese - Begriffe und Kulturvergleiche“. Religion, Spiritualität und Nachhaltigkeit, Franz Hitze Haus, Münster, Deutschland, .
