Wolfgang Behringer
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Wolfgang Behringer | |
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| Born | July 17, 1956 Munich, Germany |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Munich |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Early Modern History, environmental History |
| Institutions | University of Munich University of York University of Bonn Saarland University |
| Main interests | Witchcraft beliefs, cultural history of climate, Shamanism |
| Notable works | Shaman of Oberstdorf (1998) A Cultural History of Climate (2000) |
Wolfgang Behringer (born 17 July 1956 in Munich) is a German historian specialising in the witchcraft beliefs of Early Modern Europe. He has worked at the University of Munich, University of York and the University of Bonn as well as published multiple books. He is the author of the book Shaman of Oberstdorf.[1] He also authored A Cultural History of Climate. First published in German in 2000, it was translated into English in 2009.[2] Since 2003, Behringer teaches at Saarland University.[3]