Karel van der Toorn
Dutch scholar of ancient religions (born 1956)
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Karel van der Toorn (born 8 March 1956 in The Hague)[1] is a Dutch scholar of ancient religions. From 2006 to 2011 he was chairman of the Board at the University of Amsterdam, where he was a professor from 1998 until he became the chairman.[citation needed]
Born8 March 1956
The Hague, Netherlands
AwardsCommander of the French National Order of Merit
Disciplineancient religions
Karel van der Toorn | |
|---|---|
Karel van der Toorn (2021) | |
| Born | 8 March 1956 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Awards | Commander of the French National Order of Merit |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | ancient religions |
| Institutions | University of Amsterdam Utrecht University Leiden University |
Notable works | Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible |
Van der Toorn previously taught at Utrecht University and Leiden University. In 2012 he was made a Commander of the French National Order of Merit.[2]
Works
- Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible; co-editor. 1995, 1999.
- Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible. Cambridge, Mass., 2007, Harvard University Press ISBN 978-0-674-03254-5
- Becoming Diaspora Jews: Behind the Story of Elephantine. New Haven, Conn., 2019, Yale University Press ISBN 978-0300243512.
