Dr Renate Söhnen-Thieme
DrPhil (Mainz)
Overview
Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia
Research Associate
Centre of South Asian Studies
Member, Centre of South Asian Studies
Centre of Jaina Studies
Member, Centre of Jaina Studies
Centre for Iranian Studies
Member
Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS)
Member
London Middle East Institute (LMEI)
Member
- Name:
- Dr Renate Söhnen-Thieme
- Email address:
- rs2@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7898 4293
- Address:
- SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- 376
Biography
Classical languages (sanskrit); History of Old Indian Literature (religious and secular)Teaching
Programmes Convened
Courses Taught
- Classical Hindu Texts in Translation: Epics and Puranas
- Jainism: History, Doctrine and the Contemporary World
- Sanskrit Language 2 (Postgraduate)
PhD Students supervised
- Patricia Sauthoff, Open Secrets and the Retention of Power in Kashmir Saivism
Research
Sanskrit epics and Puranas; development of ancient Indian narrative literature; Sanskrit syntax and stylisticsExpertise
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Available for
- Short Term Consultancy
- Long Term Consultancy
Regional Expertise
- South Asia
Country Expertise
- India
- Pakistan
Languages
- Hindi
- Sanskrit
Publications
Book Chapters
Sohnen-Thieme, Renate (2009) 'Indra in the Harivamsa.' In: Goldman, R. P. and Tokunaga, M., (eds.), Epic Undertakings. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, pp. 335-370. (Papers of the 12th World Sanskrit Conference held in Helsinki, Finland, 13-18 July 2003, vol. 2)
Sohnen-Thieme, Renate (2009) 'Buddhist tales in the Mahabharata?' In: Koskikallio, Petteri, (ed.), Parallels and comparisons: proceedings of the Fourth Dubrovnik International Conference on the Sanskrit Epics and Puranas, September 2005. Zagreb: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Sohnen-Thieme, Renate (2008) 'Abu Dongbu and his foster-parents: an episode from the Kesar epic in Baltistan.' In: Huber, Brigitte and Volkart, Marianne and Widmer, Paul, (eds.), Chomolangma, Demawend und Kasbek, Festschrift für Roland Bielmeier. VGH Wissenschaftsverlag Halle, pp. 227-256. (Beiträge zur Zentralasienforschung; 12)
Sohnen-Thieme, Renate (2007) 'Six Balti Marsiyas.' In: Barrett, T. H., (ed.), Dimensions of South Asian Religion. London: The School of Oriental and African Studies, pp. 35-65. (SOAS Working Papers in the Study of Religion)
Sohnen-Thieme, Renate (2005) 'The setting of Puranas: frame stories, layers of interlocution, and ultimate authority.' In: Koskikallio, Petteri, (ed.), Epics, Khilas, and Puranas: Continuities and Ruptures. Zagreb: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 437-469.
Sohnen-Thieme, Renate (2003) 'Ramayana.' In: W, R, (ed.), Enzyklopedia des Marchens. Walter de Gruyter (Berlin & New York), pp. 176-190.
Sohnen-Thieme, Renate (2003) 'Paul Thieme (1905-2001): Ordinarus fur Indologie und Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft an der Universitat Tubingen 1960-1973.' In: Bruchner, H and Butzenberger, K and Malinar, A and Zeller, G, (eds.), Indienforschung im Zeitenwandel: Analysen und Dokumente. Attemo Verlag, Tubingen (Germany), pp. 250-279.
Sohnen-Thieme, Renate (2002) 'Goddess, Gods, and Demons in the Devimahatmya.' In: Brockington, M., (ed.), Stages and Transitions: Temporal and Historical Frameworks in Epic and Puranic Literature. Proceedings of the Second Dubrovnik International Conference on the Sanskrit Epics and Puranas. August 1999. Zagreb: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 239-260.
Sohnen-Thieme, Renate (2001) 'On the Vrtra myth in the Rgveda: a question of stratification.' In: Philologica et Linguistica: Historia, Pluralitas, Universitas (Festschrift für Helmut Humbach). Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, pp. 302-315.
Sohnen-Thieme, Renate (1999) 'On the composition of the Dyutaparvan in the Mahabharata.' In: Brockington, M. and Schreiner, P., (eds.), Composing a tradition: concepts techniques and relationships. Zagreb, pp. 139-154.
Sohnen-Thieme, Renate (1998) 'Rahmungsstrukturen in der altindischen Epik: Valmiki und das Ramayana.' In: H, ed, (ed.), New Methods in the Research of Epic. Gunter Narr (Tubingen), pp. 105-123.
Sohnen-Thieme, Renate (1997) 'Rise and decline of the Indra religion in the Veda.' In: Witzel, M, (ed.), Inside the texts - beyond the texts. New Approaches to the study of the Vedas Dept. of Indian Studies. Harvard University, pp. 235-243.
Articles
Sohnen-Thieme, Renate (2008) 'New Prakrit Courses at SOAS.' Jaina Studies Newsletter of the Centre of Jaina Studies (3). p. 48.
Other
Sohnen-Thieme, Renate (1996) 'Die Geschichte der Apala in der altindischen Literatur.' In: Veda-vyakarana-vyakhyana. Festschrift für Paul Thieme. Reinbek. pp. 407-452.
