Note: All Medieval Studies faculty are housed in traditional home departments (like History, Religion, Romance Languages, Music, Art History etc.) and participate in the Medieval Studies Program.
Affiliated Departments:Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, European Studies, Folklore Program, Judaic Studies Program, Medieval Studies
Teaching Level:Doctoral, Masters, Undergraduate
Interests:Ancient and medieval song culture, the birth of the novel, the Wandering Jew, Long Romanticism, Old Norse literature, the lyrical mode, Hans Christian Andersen, and notions of religiosity in the Danish Golden Age.
Title:Professor of Religious Studies, Religious Studies Department Head
Additional Title:East Asian Religions, Japanese Buddhism, Classical Japanese Buddhism, Early Chinese Thought, Comparative Ethics, Buddhism and Psychotherapy