Public Series by Reinhard Zöllner

Reinhard Zöllner is professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Bonn and principal investigator at the the BCDSS. He researches the role of slavery and slave trade in early modern East Asia. In his lecture he explores "Christian Contributions to the Debate on Slavery in East Asia". His lecture is part of the public ZERG lecture series, organized by the Centre for Religion and Society (ZERG) and the BCDSS, Research Area C: "Control, Coercion, and Constraint II. The Role of Religion in Overcoming and Creating Structures of Dependency". The lecture series tackles the role of religion in both overcoming existing and creating new forms and types of dependencies. This is a hybrid event. The lecture will also be streamed via youtube.