Honorary Life Members of the IAHR
The International Committee of the IAHR decided during its meeting in Mexico City on August 9, 1995 to honor colleagues who have distinguished themselves through life-long service to the history of religions. The status of "Honorary Life Member of the IAHR" is conferred in recognition of their scholarship and service to our discipline. Their contributions to the study of religion have brought enlightenment and inspiration, and the International Committee hopes that this small gesture of recognition will serve to encourage them in their future activities.The following is the list of persons currently appearing in this roll of honor.
Current Honorary Life Members
Professor Dr. Peter Antes
Hannover,
Germany
Professor Brian Bocking
Cork,
Ireland
Professor Giovanni Casadio
Salerno, Italy
Professor, Director Kong Fan
Beijing, China
Professor Dr. Giulia Sfameni Gasparro
Messina, Itlay
Professor Armin Geertz
Århus,
Denmark
Professor Ingvild Sælid Gilhus
Bergen,
Norway
Professor Rosalind Hackett
Tennessee,
USA
Professor Gerrie ter Haar
The Hague,
The Netherlands
Professor Mihály Hoppál (Budapest, Hungary)
Budapest,
Hungary
Professo Morny Joy
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Professor Hans Kippenberg
Bremen,
Germany
Professor Mar Marcos
Santander, Spain
Professor Luther Martin
Vermont,
USA
Professor Russell T. McCutcheon
Alabama,
USA
Dr. Jan G. Platvoet
Bunnik,
The Netherlands
Professor Michael Pye
Marburg, Germany
Professor Susumu Shimazono
Tokyo, Japan
Professor Hubert Seiwert
Leipzig, Germany
Professor Abdulkader Tayob
Cape Town,
South Africa
Professor Y. González Torres
San Ángel, Mexico
Professor Dr. Akio Tsukimoto
Tokyo, Japan
Former Honorary Life Members
Professor Michio Araki
Japan
Professor Louise Bäckman
Solna, Sweden
Professor J. Omosade Awolalu
Ibadan, Nigeria
Professor M. André Caquot
Paris, France
Professor Carsten Colpe
Berlin, Germany
Professor Lauri Honko
Turku, Finland
Professor Åke Hultkrantz
Stockholm, Sweden
Professor J. Leclant
Paris,
France
Professor Manuel Marzal
Lima, Peru
Professor G. C. Oosthuizen
Westville, South Africa
Professor Julien Ries
Namur-Suarlee,
Belgium
Professor Kurt Rudolph
Marburg,
Germany
Professor Annemarie Schimmel
Bonn, Germany
Professor Eric Sharpe
Sydney, Australia
Professor Ninian Smart
Lancaster, England
Professor Jonathan Z. Smith
Chicago, IL USA
Professor Noriyoshi Tamaru
Tokyo, Japan
Professor Jacques Waardenburg
Switzerland
Professor R. J. Zwi Werblowsky
Jerusalem, Israel
Professor Geo Widengren
Uppsala, Sweden
Professor Donald Wiebe
Canada, Toronto
Prof. Wiebe was an Honorary Life Member from 2015 to 2019. He resigned on Sep. 26, 2019.