Dr. Jacqueline Borsje

Biography

Jacqueline Borsje is a specialist in the Academic Study of Religion and Celtic Studies, with a focus on cultural history and Christianity. She is the principal investigator of the NWO-VIDI research project 'The Power of Words in Medieval Ireland' at the University of Amsterdam. She studied Religious Studies and Theology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, graduating cum laude in 1988. She continued her academia at Utrecht University where she read Old Middle Irish. In 1996, she was awarded a PhD, also cum laude, by Vrije Universiteit, with her thesis published as 'Chaos Enemy: Encounters with Monsters in Early Irish Texts'. Her research explores the process of Christianization and the concept of evil in early Irish literature. Throughout her career, she has held research fellowships funded by the N.W.O. at various institutions, including the Department of Theology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Research Institute for History and Culture at Utrecht University. Additionally, she has served as a research fellow at the School of Celtic Studies in Dublin and held a lectureship in Traditional Medieval Irish European Cultures at the University of Ulster. Borsje was a full professor of Medieval Irish Culture and Religion on a part-time basis from 2012 to 2014. She is also a member of AcademiaNet.

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