David Frankfurter is a scholar of ancient Mediterranean religions with specialties in Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature, magical texts, popular religion, and Egypt in the Roman and late antique periods. Dr. Frankfurter’s particular interests revolve around theoretical issues like the place of magic in religion, the relationship of religion and violence, the nature of Christianization, and the representation of evil in culture.
April Hughes, Associate Professor of Religion, Religions of China
April Hughes’s research situates medieval Chinese religion within broader cultural and social contexts. She is especially interested in medieval Chinese Buddhist manuscripts and mural paintings discovered at Dunhuang (northwest China).
Courses taught relevant to Global Medieval Studies:
Religions of Asia (CAS RN103), Chinese Religion (CAS RN211/LC261), Sex, Death, and the Buddha (CAS RN246), Art, Media, and Buddhism (CAS RN365/AH325), Gender, Sexuality, and Buddhism (CAS RN432/WS432)
Jonathan Klawans, Professor of Religion
Professor Klawans is a specialist in the religion and religious literature of ancient Judaism.
Deeana C. Klepper, Associate Professor of History & Religion
Deanna Copeland Klepper teaches courses on Christianity, Judaisn, and medieval and early modern European religious history. Her research focuses on medieval religious identities, cultures, and interreligious encounters.
Michael Zank, Professor of Religion, Jewish Studies & Medieval Studies