Religionskundliche Sammlung der Philipps-Universität Marburg

Description

The Religious Studies Collection shows the diversity of the world´s religions through objects and pictorial material. The collection was founded in 1927 on the initiative of the Protestant theologian and religious researcher Rudolf Otto (1869-1937) as a central institution of the university. On more than 700 square meters, ritual objects, images, figures of gods and ancestors, writings, vestments and other three-dimensional objects provide an insight into very different historical and contemporary religious traditions. The objects come from more than 20 religions, about half of them from Asian religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism and Shinto). Judaism, Christianity and Islam are also represented, as are items from ancient and extinct religions (Ancient Egypt, Maya) or local religious traditions from Africa and Oceania through to new religions (e.g. Tenrikyō).
The management and supervision of the Religious Studies Collection is linked to the Chair of Religious Studies in the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy. This ensures a connection to teaching and research, which contributes to and enriches the religious studies analysis of the collection items.

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