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Dr. Yasmin Koppen is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Religious Studies, University of Leipzig, specializing in East and Southeast Asian religious traditions with particular focus on Vietnam and China. Her academic work bridges religious studies, anthropology, and political ecology.
- Research Associate at University of Leipzig since 2022
- PhD scholarship recipient from AREA Ruhr graduate program (2017-2021)
- Developed Experience-Based Architectural Analysis methodology
Her research interests focus on hydrolatry, the religionization of indigenous environmental movements, and resistance against what she terms 'New Green Imperialism' in Southeast Asia. She examines how water-related religious practices intersect with environmental politics, state centralization, and indigenous land rights. Her work also explores material religion, spatial transformation processes, and identity negotiations in religious contexts.
Dr. Koppen's publications include the open-access book East Asian Landscapes and Legitimation: Sacred Sites and the Localizing of Authority in China and Vietnam. Her current research examines how swamps function as multifunctional spaces in religious contexts, particularly in Southeast Asia.
She regularly teaches seminars on East and Southeast Asian religious history, Buddhism, and specialized courses on pandemics and religious medical concepts, as well as gender and identity issues. Notable courses include 'Sei wie Wasser - Hydrolatrie in der Religionsgeschichte' and 'Religionsgeschichte Südostasiens.'
- Active in multiple research collaborations including 'Wissenschaftliches Netzwerk Wort – Wirkung – Wunder' and 'Museen Vermitteln Religionen'
- Current research project: 'Die Religionisierung indigenen Umweltschutzes in Südostasien' (2024-present)
- Featured on PANGEO Podcast discussing swamp functionality in religious contexts (July 2025)
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