R. C. Zaehner
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R. C. Zaehner was a prominent 20th-century British scholar of comparative religion and mysticism, known for his influential writings on Eastern religions and their relationship to Western thought.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| R. C. Zaehner canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British person
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person ⓘ religious studies scholar ⓘ |
| academicPosition | Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
Zoroastrian texts
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comparative mysticism ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1913-04-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Sevenoaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1974-11-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Christ Church, Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
British government
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Zaehner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Eastern religions
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Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic studies ⓘ Zoroastrianism NERFINISHED ⓘ comparative religion ⓘ mysticism ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Charles Zaehner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Robert
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Robert Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | study of comparative religion in the 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comparative study of Eastern and Western religions
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interpretation of Eastern religions for Western audiences ⓘ writings on mysticism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Concordant Discord
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Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Mysticism: Sacred and Profane NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dawn and Twilight of Zoroastrianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Zen, Drugs and Mysticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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professor ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at the University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| workedAs | intelligence officer ⓘ |
| workInstitution | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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