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Gerard Wiegers is a Full Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Amsterdam since 2009. He previously held positions at Radboud University Nijmegen (2004–2009) as Professor of Comparative Religion and Islamic Studies, and at Leiden University (1996–2004) as Lecturer in the Comparative Study of Religions and Islamic Studies. He was also a Research Fellow at the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (1991–1996).
Education:
- Ph.D., Religious Studies, Leiden University, 1991
- M.A., Religious Studies, Leiden University, 1986
- B.A., Theology, University of Groningen, 1984
His research focuses on the history of Islam, interactions between Islam and other religions, particularly in the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, and Europe. He also engages with theoretical and methodological aspects of the study of religions. During his Käte Hamburger Kolleg fellowship (April 2013 to March 2014), he worked on projects such as writing entries for the Encyclopedia of Islam (e.g., on the Gospel of Barnabas), editing and translating historical texts like Ahmad al-Qasim Al-Hajari's Kitab nasir al-din, and completing studies on the Granadan Lead Books and Morisco diaspora.
No specific advising or grants information is provided in the text. He has contributed to academic publications through editorial roles, including the Numen book series and Al-Quantara journal.
