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Christian Mauder is a Professor of Islamic Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, focusing on the intellectual, religious, and cultural history of the Islamic world, particularly during the 10th to 16th centuries. His current research explores the concept of the 'renewer' (muǧaddid) in Islamic religious and political history, analyzing how and why this term became central for discussions of political power and religious authority in the late middle period. Before his appointment in 2023, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Bergen and has held postdoctoral positions at Yale University, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and New York University Abu Dhabi. He has published extensively, including his notable work 'Sultan’s Salon: Learning, Religion, and Rulership at the Mamluk Court of Qāniṣawh al-Ghawrī,' and has contributed significantly to the study of Mamluk Sultanate and Christian-Muslim interactions. His studies address various dimensions of Islamic history, including Islamic eschatology and the transmission of Islamic legal knowledge.
Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin, Germany
Teaching and conducting research in Islamic Studies.
University of Bergen • Bergen, Norway
Led the Centre for Middle Eastern Islamic Studies.
Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.