We are delighted to share the wonderful news of our colleague’s achievement. Max Strassfeld, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Arizona's College of Humanities, has been awarded the prestigious 2023 American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion–Textual Studies for his book, Trans Talmud: Androgynes and Eunuchs in Rabbinic Literature, published by the University of California Press.
We are pleased to share that core faculties of our CBS center, Albert Welter (EAS) and Rae Dachille (RELI), as well as Alejandro Nava (RELI), Professor of Religious Studies, were finalists for the following AAR Book awards:
Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion, Historical Studies
* Albert Welter, A Tale of Two Stūpas: Diverging Paths in the Revival of Buddhism in China (Oxford University Press)
Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion, Textual Studies
* Rae Erin Dachille, Searching for the Body: A Contemporary Perspective on Tibetan Buddhist Tantra(Columbia University Press)
Best First Book in the History of Religions
* Rae Erin Dachille, Searching for the Body: A Contemporary Perspective on Tibetan Buddhist Tantra(Columbia University Press)
* Max K. Strassfeld, Trans Talmud: Androgynes and Eunuchs in Rabbinic Literature (University of California Press)
Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion, Constructive-Reflective Studies
* Alejandro Nava, Street Scriptures: Between God and Hip-Hop (The University of Chicago Press)