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Jana Valtrová, Ph.D. serves as Assistant Professor and Deputy Head of the Institute of Religious Studies at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts in Brno, Czech Republic. Her office is located at building J/J.517, Jaselská 201/18, with correspondence address Arna Nováka 1/1, 602 00 Brno. She maintains regular consultation hours every Wednesday from 10:00-12:00 and can be reached at phone 549 49 5096.
Her primary research focuses on Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism, with significant contributions to understanding religious otherness, violence in religious contexts, and Christian transformations in Europe. She specializes in comparative religious studies, examining historical and contemporary representations of religious phenomena across cultures. Her methodological approach integrates cognitive-psychological perspectives with sociological-anthropological frameworks to analyze religious systems.
Valtrová actively supervises bachelor's and master's theses through dedicated seminar courses while teaching core subjects including Buddhism I & II, Tibetan Buddhism, Introduction to Research Methodology in Religious Studies, and Religion in Historical and Comparative Perspective. Her academic service includes membership on the Industry Council for Religion Studies and Program Boards for both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Religious Studies.
She has developed specialized courses examining Contemporary Indian Christianity, Anabaptists, Religious Excursions in Brno, and the Popularization of Religious Studies. Her teaching consistently addresses religious phenomena in conflict situations and the representation of religious otherness across historical periods.