Bruce Lincoln

Bruce Lincoln
Born1948
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Haverford College
Scientific career
FieldsHistory of Religions,
Indo-Iranian religion,
Ritual,
Mythology
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
University of Chicago Divinity School
Doctoral advisorMircea Eliade

Bruce Lincoln (born 1948) is Caroline E. Haskell Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the History of Religions in the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, where he also holds positions in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, Committee on the History of Culture, and in the departments of Anthropology and Classics (Associate Member). Before his arrival at the University of Chicago, Lincoln taught at the University of Minnesota (1976–1994), where he co-founded the Program in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society.

For many years his primary scholarly concern was the study of Indo-European religion, where his work came to criticize the ideological presuppositions of research on purported Indo-European origins.[1] Since the late 1990s, his work has dealt extensively with methodological problems, and issues concerning religion, power and politics.[2]

  1. ^ Clark, Elizabeth A. (2005). "Engaging Bruce Lincoln". Method & Theory in the Study of Religion. 17 (1): 11–12. doi:10.1163/1570068053429929. ISSN 0943-3058. JSTOR 23551718.
  2. ^ Fredell, Åsa, Kristiansen, Kristian, Criado Boado, Felipe (2010). Representations and communications : creating an archaeological matrix of late prehistoric rock art. Oxbow Books. p. 93. ISBN 9781842177976. OCLC 903294443.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)