Marjan Afshari Rad

Marjan Afshari Rad serves as a Research Fellow at Ruhr University Bochum, holding dual affiliations with the Center for Religious Studies and Collaborative Research Center 1475 "Metaphors of Religion," while also receiving scholarly support through the Graduate School of Metaphor and Religion fellowship program.

Research centers on the interdisciplinary nexus of Religious Studies, Metaphor Studies, and Theology, examining how metaphorical frameworks shape religious discourse, ritual practice, and theological interpretation across diverse cultural contexts. Current investigations focus on comparative analysis of metaphor systems in Abrahamic traditions and their cognitive implications.

Based at Universitätsstr. 90a (Office 2.08) in Bochum, Germany, Dr. Afshari Rad maintains active scholarly engagement through institutional collaborations and can be contacted directly via email.