University / institution contact details
Position: Post Doctoral Researcher/Research AssociateFriedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nuremberg
International Consortium for Research in the Humanities
IKGF, Building D3
Harmannstr.14
Erlangen
91052
Germany
https://www.ikgf.uni-erlangen.de/people/index.shtml/michael-miller.shtml
Second university / institution contact details
Position: Visiting Lecturer
Teaches (T) and/or researches (R) in:
1. Bible and Related Literature: TR
1: Hebrew Bible: T
Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha: TR
7: Medieval exegesis: T
2. History of the Jewish People: T
10: Second Temple period: T
11: Late Antiquity: T
12: Medieval: T
13: Early Modern: T
14: Modern: T
3. Religion and Religious Movements: TR
Jewish religion - general: TR
Rabbinic Judaism: TR
26: Sabbateanism: T
27: Hasidism: T
31: Comparative Religion: T
4. Jewish Thought and Philosophy: TR
Ancient Philosophy, including Philo: TR
34: Medieval Philosophy: T
Modern Philosophy: TR
Jewish Mysticism: TR
5. Rabbinic Literature: TR
Early (including Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash): TR
6. Literature (other than Biblical and Rabbinic): R
43: Medieval (including scientific, poetry, Genizah studies): R
7. Languages: T
51: Hebrew: T
9. Contemporary Studies: TR
64: State of Israel: R
68: Jewish identity and assimilation: R
69: Anti-Semitism: T
Other subjects:
Black Judaism: Teach and Research
Description
Dr Michael T Miller is Researcher and Lecturer in Jewish Studies. His research has largely focused on Jewish mysticism and modern Jewish philosophy but increasingly he is concentrating on Black Judaism and the Hebrew Israelite movement. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals in all these fields. His monograph, The Name of God in Jewish Thought (Routledge 2015) offers a philosophical examination of Jewish mystical traditions regarding the relationship of naming to identity, incorporating apocalyptic, rabbinic, and kabbalistic texts. He has been Religion and Theology editor for early career journal HARTs & Minds since 2014.