Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Johannes Hahn, M.A.
Current affiliations
- Institut für Epigraphik
- Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
- Centre for Eastern Mediterranean History and Culture (GKM)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Social and Cultural History of the Roman Empire
- History of Judaism and Christianity in the Roman Empire
- Religious, Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity
- Social and Intellectual History of Ancient Philosophy, Medicine and Science
- Alexander the Great
- Ancient Near East, especially Palestine and Syria; India from the Hellenistic Period to Late Antiquity
Academic Education | |
| 04/1995 - 03/1996 | Heisenberg-Scholar, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
| 02/1993 | Habilitation in Ancient History, Heidelberg University |
| 10/1982 - 07/1986 | Promotion in Alter Geschichte, Heidelberg University |
| 09/1982 | Master of Arts in Philosophy, Free University Berlin |
| 10/1976 - 09/1982 | Studium der Philosophie, Geschichte, Archäologie etc. at München, Heidelberg, Oxford, Berlin Universities (& military service) |
Work Experience | |
| since 11/2007 | Principal Investigator, Center of Excellence „Religion and Politics in Pre-Modern and Modern Cultures“, Münster University |
| since 04/1996 | Full Professor (chair) for Ancient History, Münster University |
| 06/2015 | Visiting Professor, Central European University (CEU) Budapest |
| 10/2013 - 12/2013 | Guest Professor, University of Erlangen, DFG-Researchgroup "Sakralität und Sakralisierung in Mittelalter und früher Neuzeit. Interkulturelle Perspektiven in Europa und Asien." |
| 08/2009 - 08/2010 | Visiting Fellow, Classics Department, Princeton University |
| 03/2008 | Special Speaker of the Program in the Ancient World, Princeton University |
| 08/2006 - 03/2007 | Visiting Fellowship, Princeton University, Classics Department |
| 09/2006 - 11/2006 | Stanley J. Seeger Visiting Fellowship, Program in Hellenic Studies, Princeton University |
| 01/2000 - 12/2004 | Deputy Speaker of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Collaborative Research Centres (SFB) 491 "Functions of Religion in the Ancient Near East" |
| 09/1995 - 10/1996 | Guest Professor, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest |
| 10/1993 - 03/1995 | Deputy Full Professor, University of Cologne |
| 04/1993 - 09/1993 | Research Fellow, Erfurt University |
| 10/1986 - 09/1992 | Assistant Professor, Seminar für Alte Geschichte, Heidelberg University |
| 10/1982 - 09/1986 | Lecturer, Seminar für Alte Geschichte, Heidelberg University |
Functions and Memberships | |
| 06/2007 - 2017 | Co-Editor „Forschungen zur Geschichte der Juden“ (Hahnsche Buchhandlung) |
| 01/2003 - 2017 | Co-Editor „Religions of the Graeco-Roman World“ (Brill) |
| 06/1999 - 2017 | Co-Editor „Historische Studien“ (Matthiesen) |
| 02/1998 - 2017 | Co-Editor „Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum“ (Mohr Siebeck) |
Publications
Hahn Johannes (2020) In: Hahn Johannes, Menze Volker (eds.), The Wandering Holy Man: the Life of Barsauma, Christian Asceticism and Religious Conflict in Late Antique Palestine. Berkeley - Los Angeles - London: University of California Press. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Hahn Johannes, Menze Volker (eds.) (2020) Berkeley - Los Angeles - London: University of California Press. Type of Publication: Book (edited collection) | |
Hahn Johannes (2020) In: Hahn Johannes, Menze Volker (eds.), The Wandering Holy Man: the Life of Barsauma, Christian Asceticism and Religious Conflict in Late Antique Palestine. Berkeley - Los Angeles - London: University of California Press. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Hahn Johannes (2018) In: Achenbach Reinhard (eds.), Heilige Orte der Antike. Münster: Zaphon Verlag. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Hahn Johannes (2018) In: Bergjan, S.-P., Elm, S. (eds.), Antioch II. The Many Faces of Antioch: Intellectual Exchange and Religious Diversity in Antioch, 350-450 AD. Tübingen: unbekannt / n.a. / unknown. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) |
Projects
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/11/2012 - 31/12/2018 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/11/2012 - 31/12/2018 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 09/04/2010 - 31/12/2017 Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project |
Prizes
| Doctor et Professor Honoris Causa Awarded by: Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest Award given to: Hahn, Johannes Announced at: 07/05/2021 | Date of awarding: 15/05/2021 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Das Schicksal heidnischer Heiligtümer im spätantiken Osten Candidate: Müller-Siegwardt, Jana | Supervisors: Hahn, Johannes Period of time: 01/10/2013 - 31/12/2020 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Nostalgie und Nobilitas: Zum Zusammenhang von Vergangenheitsbezug und Elitenkonstitution in gallo- und italo-römischen senatorischen Diskursen des langen 5.… Candidate: Meurer, Tabea | Supervisors: Hahn, Johannes Period of time: 01/11/2013 - 14/12/2017 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Dream Interpretation in the Society of the Roman Imperial Period Candidate: Bark, Anna Lisa | Supervisors: Hahn, Johannes Period of time: 01/10/2014 - 19/04/2017 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Institutionalisation and Control of the Veneration of Martyrs in the Fourth and Early Fifth Centuries Candidate: Dahlmann, Alissa | Supervisors: Hahn, Johannes Period of time: 01/10/2012 - 30/09/2016 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Bedeutung von Kaiser Julian für die Märtyrerverehrung des 4. Jahrhunderts Candidate: Kleine, Marie | Supervisors: Hahn, Johannes Period of time: 01/10/2012 - 30/09/2015 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |