Oliver Freiberger
Ph.D., Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
Professor

Contact
- E-mail: of@austin.utexas.edu
- Phone: 512-471-8239
- Office: WCH 4.104A
- Office Hours: Spring 2022: MW 1:30–3pm (e-mail me to make an appointment)
- Campus Mail Code: G9300
Interests
Indian Buddhism | Asceticism | Comparison in the Study of Religion | Religious Boundary-Making
Biography
Oliver Freiberger is Professor of Asian Studies and Religious Studies. He completed his Ph.D. in Indology, with minors in History of Religions and Tibetology, at the University of Göttingen in 1999 and received his Habilitation degree in Religious Studies from the University of Bayreuth in 2009. He was a Donald D. Harrington Faculty Fellow at UT in 2002-03 and joined the faculty in 2004.
Prof. Freiberger's primary research interests include the history of Buddhism in South Asia, asceticism, religious boundary-making, and comparison in the study of religion. He has (co-)written four monographs, (co-)edited ten collected volumes, and published multiple articles and book chapters on those and other topics in Asian religions and on method and theory (see "Publications" for details). His most recent book on the comparative method in the study of religion, Considering Comparison: A Method for Religious Studies, was published by Oxford University Press in 2019.
Courses taught:
Undergraduate:
Introduction to Buddhism; History of Religions of Asia; Introduction to Interreligious Dynamics; History of Indian Buddhism; Religions in Contact; Comparing Religions; Radical Religion: Ascetics and Holy Persons
Graduate:
Early Buddhism Monasticism; The Buddha and Non-Buddhists; Asceticism; Religious Identity in Premodern South Asia; Core Readings on Religion in Asia; Doctoral Seminar in Religious Studies
Courses
ANS 301R • History Of Religions Of Asia
32600 • Fall 2022
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM UTC 3.102
GC
(also listed as CTI 306D, R S 302)
ANS 379 • Radical Religion: Ascetics
32740 • Fall 2022
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM WAG 112
GCIIWr
(also listed as R S 375S)
ANS 301M • Introduction To Buddhism
32510 • Spring 2022
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM UTC 3.122
GC
(also listed as R S 312C)
R S 307 • Intro To Interreligs Dynamics
42380 • Spring 2022
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM GDC 2.502
CDGC
ANS 301R • History Of Religions Of Asia
32975 • Fall 2021
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM CPE 2.214
GC
(also listed as CTI 306D, R S 302)
R S 384D • Doctrl Smnr In Religious Stds
43560 • Fall 2021
Meets W 1:00PM-4:00PM MEZ 1.104
ANS 384 • Relig Ident Premod S Asia-Wb
32790 • Spring 2021
Meets F 9:00AM-12:00PM
Internet; Synchronous
(also listed as R S 394T)
R S 307 • Intro Interreligs Dynamics-Wb
43150 • Spring 2021
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM
Internet; Synchronous
CDGC
ANS 301R • Hist Of Religions Of Asia-Wb
31625 • Fall 2020
Meets F 9:00AM-10:00AM
Internet; Synchronous
GC
(also listed as CTI 306D, R S 302)
ANS 379 • Comparing Religions-Wb
31760 • Fall 2020
Meets W 4:00PM-7:00PM
Internet; Synchronous
GCIIWr
(also listed as R S 375S)
ANS 301M • Introduction To Buddhism
32165 • Spring 2020
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM UTC 3.132
GC
(also listed as R S 312C)
ANS 384E • Asceticism
32330 • Spring 2020
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM PAR 214
(also listed as R S 383C)
ANS 301R • History Of Religions Of Asia
31610 • Fall 2019
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM UTC 3.102
GC
(also listed as CTI 306D, R S 302)
ANS 379 • Radical Religion: Ascetics
31745 • Fall 2019
Meets W 4:00PM-7:00PM PAR 310
GCIIWr
(also listed as R S 375S)
ANS 301M • Introduction To Buddhism
32145 • Spring 2019
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM UTC 1.132
GC
(also listed as R S 312C)
ANS 340 • Religions In Contact
32170 • Spring 2019
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM MEZ 2.118
GC
(also listed as R S 373)
ANS 301R • History Of Religions Of Asia
32285 • Fall 2018
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM UTC 3.122
GC
(also listed as CTI 304, R S 302)
ANS 379 • Comparing Religions
32385 • Fall 2018
Meets W 4:00PM-7:00PM PAR 103
GCIIWr
(also listed as R S 375S)
ANS 340 • Religions In Contact
31175 • Spring 2018
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM PAR 303
GC
(also listed as R S 373)
ANS 379 • Radical Religion: Ascetics
31310 • Spring 2018
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM CLA 0.120
GCIIWr
(also listed as R S 375S)
ANS 340 • Religions In Contact
31650 • Spring 2017
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM SAC 5.102
GC
(also listed as R S 373)
ANS 384 • Relig Ident In Premod S Asia
31775 • Spring 2017
Meets W 6:00PM-9:00PM WCH 4.118
(also listed as R S 394T)
ANS 301R • History Of Religions Of Asia
31610 • Fall 2016
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM UTC 3.122
GC
(also listed as CTI 310, R S 302)
ANS 340 • Intro Comparative Religion
31660 • Fall 2016
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM MEZ 1.206
GCIIWr
(also listed as R S 375S)
ANS 301M • Introduction To Buddhism
30740 • Spring 2016
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM UTC 4.134
GC
(also listed as R S 312C)
ANS 384E • Asceticism
30930 • Spring 2016
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM PAR 310
(also listed as R S 394T)
ANS 301R • History Of Religions Of Asia
30820 • Fall 2015
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM UTC 3.122
GC
(also listed as CTI 310, R S 302)
ANS 379 • Radical Religion: Ascetics
30963 • Fall 2015
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM CAL 21
GCIIWr
(also listed as R S 375S)
ANS 301R • History Of Religions Of Asia
32070 • Spring 2014
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM UTC 3.134
GC
(also listed as CTI 310, R S 302)
ANS 340 • Intro Comparative Religion
32100 • Spring 2014
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM PAR 210
IIWr
(also listed as R S 375S)
ANS 301M • Introduction To Buddhism
31765 • Fall 2013
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM PAR 303
GC
(also listed as R S 312C)
ANS 379 • Radical Religion: Ascetics
31920 • Fall 2013
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM PMA 6.126
GCIIWr
(also listed as R S 375S)
ANS 301R • History Of Religions Of Asia
31650 • Spring 2013
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM UTC 3.134
GC
(also listed as CTI 310, R S 302)
ANS 340 • History Of Indian Buddhism
31565 • Fall 2012
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM CPE 2.220
GC
(also listed as R S 322)
ANS 384 • Core Reads: Religion In Asia
31720 • Fall 2012
Meets M 4:00PM-7:00PM WCH 4.118
(also listed as R S 393C)
ANS 301M • Introduction To Buddhism
31645 • Spring 2012
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM GAR 1.126
GC
(also listed as CTI 310, R S 312C)
ANS 340 • Intro To Comparative Religion
31696 • Spring 2012
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM BUR 128
IIWr
(also listed as R S 375S)
ANS 340 • History Of Indian Buddhism
31825 • Spring 2011
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM PAR 306
GC
(also listed as R S 322)
ANS 384 • Relig Ident In Premod S Asia
32005 • Spring 2011
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM CAL 21
ANS 301M • Introduction To Buddhism
30630 • Fall 2010
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM JGB 2.218
GC
(also listed as R S 312C)
UGS 302 • Comparing Religions
63215 • Fall 2010
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM MAI 220E
Wr
C1
ANS 301R • History Of Religions Of Asia
30870 • Spring 2010
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM JGB 2.102
GC
(also listed as R S 302)
ANS 340 • History Of Indian Buddhism
31075 • Fall 2009
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM GAR 1.126
UGS 302 • Comparing Religions-W
64470 • Fall 2009
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM MAI 220B
C1
ANS 301M • Introduction To Buddhism
30385 • Spring 2009
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM UTC 3.112
ANS 384 • The Buddha And Non-Buddhists
30625 • Spring 2009
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM UTC 3.120
ANS 340 • Intro To Comparative Religion
31260 • Fall 2008
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM CAL 200
(also listed as R S 373)
ANS 301M • Introduction To Buddhism
31035 • Spring 2008
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM UTC 1.116
ANS 384 • Asceticism
31270 • Spring 2008
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM UTC 3.120
ANS 301R • History Of Religions Of Asia
31525 • Fall 2007
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM BUR 116
(also listed as R S 302)
ANS 340 • Intro To Comparative Religion
31585 • Fall 2007
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM PAR 101
(also listed as R S 373)
ANS 301R • History Of Religions Of Asia
30435 • Spring 2007
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM UTC 4.104
(also listed as R S 302)
ANS 384 • Early Buddhist Monasticism
30680 • Spring 2007
Meets W 5:00PM-8:00PM WAG 112
(also listed as R S 383)
ANS 340 • Intro To Comparative Religion
29625 • Spring 2006
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM GAR 301
(also listed as R S 373)
ANS 301R • History Of Religions Of Asia
29095 • Fall 2005
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM UTC 3.102
(also listed as R S 302)
ANS 340 • History Of Buddhism
29130 • Fall 2005
Meets MW 3:00PM-4:30PM UTC 3.110
(also listed as R S 341)
ANS 340 • Ascet In India/Greco-Rom World
28240 • Spring 2005
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM GAR 201
(also listed as R S 373)
ANS 384 • The Buddha And Non-Buddhists
28465 • Spring 2005
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM CAL 323
ANS 301M • Introduction To Buddhism
28867 • Fall 2004
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM UTC 3.110
Publications
Authored Books
- Considering Comparison: A Method for Religious Studies. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Buddhismus: Handbuch und kritische Einführung [Buddhism: Handbook and Critical Introduction]. Co-author: Christoph Kleine. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2011; 2nd ed. 2015.
- Der Askesediskurs in der Religionsgeschichte: Eine vergleichende Untersuchung brahmanischer und frühchristlicher Texte [The Asceticism Discourse in the History of Religions: A Comparative Study of Brahmanical and Early Christian Texts]. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2009.
- Der Orden in der Lehre: Zur religiösen Deutung des Saṅgha im frühen Buddhismus [The Order in the Doctrine: On the Religious Interpretation of the Saṅgha in Early Buddhism]. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2000.
Edited Volumes
- Religionsbegegnung in der asiatischen Religionsgeschichte: Kritische Reflexionen über ein etabliertes Konzept [Religious Encounter in the History of Asian Religions: Critical Reflections about an Established Concept]. Ed. Max Deeg, Oliver Freiberger, Christoph Kleine. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2019.
- Methodical Aspects of Comparison. Ed. Oliver Freiberger. Special issue of Religions 9 (2018).
- Alternative Voices: A Plurality Approach for Religious Studies. Essays in Honor of Ulrich Berner. Ed. Afe Adogame, Magnus Echtler, Oliver Freiberger. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2013.
- Religion in Asien? Studien zur Anwendbarkeit des Religionsbegriffs [Religion in Asia? Studies on the Applicability of the Concept ‘Religion’] Ed. Peter Schalk, Max Deeg, Oliver Freiberger, Christoph Kleine, and Astrid van Nahl. Uppsala: Uppsala University Press, 2013.
- Kanonisierung und Kanonbildung in der asiatischen Religionsgeschichte. [Canonization and Canon Formation in Asian Religious History.]Co-edited with Max Deeg and Christoph Kleine. Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 2011.
- Geschichten und Geschichte: Historiographie und Hagiographie in der asiatischen Religionsgeschichte. [Stories and History: Historiography and Hagiography in Asian Religious History.] Co-edited with Peter Schalk, Max Deeg, Christoph Kleine, and Astrid van Nahl. Uppsala: Uppsala University Press, 2010.
- Asceticism and Its Critics: Historical Accounts and Comparative Perspectives. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Im Dickicht der Gebote: Studien zur Dialektik von Norm und Praxis in der Buddhismusgeschichte Asiens [In the Thicket of Precepts: Studies on the Dialectics of Norm and Practice in the History of Buddhism in Asia]. Co-edited with Peter Schalk, Max Deeg, Christoph Kleine, and Astrid van Nahl. Uppsala: Uppsala University Press, 2005.
- Religion im Spiegelkabinett: Asiatische Religionsgeschichte im Spannungsfeld zwischen Orientalismus und Okzidentalismus [Religion in the Hall of Mirrors: Asian Religious History between Orientalism and Occidentalism]. Co-edited with Peter Schalk, Max Deeg, and Christoph Kleine. Uppsala: Uppsala University Press, 2003.
- Zwischen Säkularismus und Hierokratie: Studien zum Verhältnis von Religion und Staat in Süd- und Ostasien [Between Secularism and Hierocracy: Studies on the Relation of Religion and State in South and East Asia]. Co-edited with Peter Schalk, Max Deeg, and Christoph Kleine. Uppsala: Uppsala University Press, 2001.
Articles and Chapters
- “Elements of a Comparative Methodology in the Study of Religion.” In: Comparative Methods in Law, Humanities and Social Sciences. Ed. Maurice Adams and Mark Van Hoecke. Camberley, Surrey: Edward Elgar, 2021. 75–95.
- “J. Z. Smith on Comparison: Insights and Appropriations.” In: Remembering J. Z. Smith: A Career and Its Consequence. Ed. Emily D. Crews and Russell T. McCutcheon. Bristol: Equinox, 2020. 46–56.
- “Comparison Considered: Some Methodological Responses.” Method & Theory in the Study of Religion 32.4–5 (2020): 495–508.
- “Gṛhastha in the Śramaṇic Discourse: A Lexical Survey of House Residents in Early Pāli Texts.” In: Gṛhastha: The Householder in Ancient Indian Religious Culture. Ed. Patrick Olivelle. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. 58–74.
- “Der Buddha als Avatāra: Zur Analyse von Grenzen zwischen Religionen” [The Buddha as Avatāra: On the Analysis of Boundaries between Religions]. In: Religionsbegegnung in der asiatischen Religionsgeschichte: Kritische Reflexionen über ein etabliertes Konzept. Ed. Max Deeg, Oliver Freiberger, Christoph Kleine. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2019.
- “Elements of a Comparative Methodology in the Study of Religion.” Special issue: “Methodical Aspects of Comparison,” ed. Oliver Freiberger. Religions 9 (2018): 1–14.
- “Zu Hause beim Saṅgha: Bezeichnungen für Nicht-Asketen in frühen Pālitexten.” In: Saddharmāmṛtam: Festschrift für Jens-Uwe Hartmann zum 65. Geburtstag. Ed. Oliver von Criegern, Gudrun Melzer, and Johannes Schneider. Wien: Arbeitskreis für tibetische und buddhistische Studien, 2018. 127–137.
- “Freedom for the Tertium: On Conditions and Provisions for a Comparative Study.” History of Religions 57.3 (2018): 288–305.
- “Modes of Comparison: Towards Creating a Methodological Framework for Comparative Studies.” In: Interreligious Comparisons in Religious Studies and Theology: Comparison Revisited, ed. by Perry Schmidt-Leukel and Andreas Nehring. London: Bloomsbury, 2016. 53–71.
- “Asceticism.” In: Vocabulary for the Study of Religion. Ed. Robert Segal and Kocku von Stuckrad. Vol. 1. Leiden: Brill, 2015, 126–129.
- “Askese als Begriff: Substanzielle, funktionale und diskursive Perspektiven” [Asceticism as a Concept: Substantive, Functional, and Discursive Perspectives]. Berliner Theologische Zeitschrift 32.1 (2015): 11–33.
- “Introduction” (with Afe Adogame and Magnus Echtler). In: Alternative Voices: A Plurality Approach for Religious Studies. Essays in Honor of Ulrich Berner. Ed. Afe Adogame, Magnus Echtler, Oliver Freiberger. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2013. 9–17.
- “Die deutsche Religionswissenschaft im transnationalen Fachdiskurs ” [German Studies of Religion in the Transnational Disciplinary Discourse]. Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft 21.1 (2013): 1–28.
- “Religionen und Religion in der Konstruktion des frühen Buddhismus” [Religions and Religion in the Construction of Early Buddhism] in: Religion in Asien? Studien zur Anwendbarkeit des Religionsbegriffs. Ed. Peter Schalk, Max Deeg, Oliver Freiberger, Christoph Kleine, and Astrid van Nahl. Uppsala: Uppsala University Press, 2013. 15–41. Online: http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:602914/FULLTEXT03
- “Der Vergleich als Methode und konstitutiver Ansatz der Religionswissenschaft.” [Comparison as Method and Constitutive Approach in the Study of Religion.] In Religionen erforschen: Kulturwissenschaftliche Methoden in der Religionswissenschaft. Ed. Stefan Kurth and Karsten Lehmann. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag, 2011. 199–218.
- “Was ist das Kanonische am Pāli-Kanon?” [What Makes the Pāli Canon Canonical?] In Kanonisierung und Kanonbildung in der asiatischen Religionsgeschichte. Ed. Max Deeg, Oliver Freiberger, Christoph Kleine. Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 2011. 209–232.
- “How the Buddha Dealt with Non-Buddhists.” In Religion and Identity in South Asia and Beyond: Essays in Honor of Patrick Olivelle. Ed. Steven E. Lindquist. London: Anthem Press, 2011. 185–195.
- “Die Gründung des Saṅgha in buddhistischer Historiographie und Hagiographie.” [The Foundation of the Saṅgha in Buddhist Historiography and Hagiography.] In Geschichten und Geschichte: Historiographie und Hagiographie in der asiatischen Religionsgeschichte. Ed. Peter Schalk, Max Deeg, Oliver Freiberger, Christoph Kleine, Astrid van Nahl. Uppsala: Uppsala University Press, 2010. 329–356. Online: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-121402
- “Locating the Ascetic’s Habitat: Toward a Micro-Comparison of Religious Discourses.” History of Religions 50.2 (2010): 162–192.
- “Negative Campaigning: Polemics against Brahmins in a Buddhist Sutta.” Religions of South Asia 3.1 (2009): 61–76.
- “The Disciplines of Buddhist Studies: Notes on Religious Commitment as Boundary-Marker.” Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies 30 (2007) [2009]: 299–318.
- “Prestige als Plage: Vergleichende Untersuchungen zu einem asketischen Dilemma.” [Prestige as Worriment: Comparative Studies of an Ascetic Dilemma.] Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft 16 (2008): 83–103.
- “Akademische Kanonisierung? Zur Erstellung von Anthologien buddhistischer Texte.” [Academic Canonization? On the Compilation of Anthologies of Buddhist Texts.] In Jaina-Itihāsa-Ratna: Studies in Honour of Gustav Roth on the Occasion of his 90th Birthday. Ed. Ute Hüsken, Petra Kieffer-Pülz, Anne Peters. Swisttal-Odendorf: Indica et Tibetica Verlag, 2006. 193–207.
- “Introduction: The Criticism of Asceticism in Comparative Perspective.” In Asceticism and Its Critics: Historical Accounts and Comparative Perspectives. Ed. Oliver Freiberger. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. 3–21.
- “Early Buddhism, Asceticism, and the Politics of the Middle Way.” In Asceticism and Its Critics: Historical Accounts and Comparative Perspectives. Ed. Oliver Freiberger. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. 235–258.
- “’Ein Vinaya für Hausbewohner’? Norm und Praxis der Laienanhänger im frühen Buddhismus.” [‘A Vinaya for Householders’? Norm and Practice of Lay Adherents in Early Buddhism.] In Im Dickicht der Gebote: Studien zur Dialektik von Norm und Praxis in der Buddhismusgeschichte Asiens. Editor-in-chief: Peter Schalk; Co-editors: Max Deeg, Oliver Freiberger, Christoph Kleine, Astrid van Nahl. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, Historia Religionum, 26. Uppsala: Uppsala University Press, 2005. 225–252.
- “Resurrection from the Dead? The Brāhmaṇical Rite of Renunciation and Its Irreversibility.” In Words and Deeds: Hindu and Buddhist Rituals in South Asia. Ed. Jörg Gengnagel, Ute Hüsken, Srilata Raman. Ethno-Indology: Heidelberg Series on South Asian Ritual, 1. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2005. 235–256.
- “The Buddhist Canon and the Canon of Buddhist Studies.” Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies 27 (2004): 261–283.
- “Religion in Mirrors: Orientalism, Occidentalism, and Asian Religions.” Journal of Global Buddhism 4 (2003): 9–17 (online: http://www.globalbuddhism.org).
- “Religion und Globalisierung im Lichte von Orientalismus und Okzidentalismus.” [Religion and Globalization in the Light of Orientalism and Occidentalism.] In Religion im Spiegelkabinett: Asiatische Religionsgeschichte im Spannungsfeld zwischen Orientalismus und Okzidentalismus. Editor-in-chief: Peter Schalk; Co-editors: Max Deeg, Oliver Freiberger, Christoph Kleine. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, Historia Religionum, 22. Uppsala: Uppsala University Press, 2003. 63–89.
- “Salvation for the Laity? Soteriological Concepts in Early and Modern Theravāda Buddhism.” Stvdia Asiatica (Bukarest) 2 (2001): 29–38.
- “The Meeting of Traditions: Inter-Buddhist and Inter-Religious Relations in the West.” Journal of Global Buddhism 2 (2001): 59–71 (online: http://www.globalbuddhism.org).
- “Die Bedeutung des Ordens für den Weg zur Erlösung in frühen buddhistischen Texten.” [The Meaning of the Monastic Order for the Path to Liberation in Early Buddhist Texts.] In Akten des 27. Deutschen Orientalistentages (Bonn, 28.9.–2.10.1998) – Norm und Abweichung. Ed. Stefan Wild, Hartmut Schild. Würzburg: Ergon, 2001. 181–191.
- “Staatsreligion, Reichsreligion oder Nationalreligion? Überlegungen zur Terminologie.” [State Religion, Imperial Religion, or National Religion? Reflections on Terminology.] In Zwischen Säkularismus und Hierokratie: Studien zum Verhältnis von Religion und Staat in Süd- und Ostasien. Editor-in-chief: Peter Schalk; Co-editors: Max Deeg, Oliver Freiberger, Christoph Kleine. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, Historia Religionum, 17. Uppsala: Uppsala University Press, 2001. 19–36.
- “Ist Wertung Theologie? Beobachtungen zur Unterscheidung von Religionswissenschaft und Theologie.” [Is Making Value Judgments Theology? Observations on Distinguishing Religious Studies and Theology.] In Die Identität der Religionswissenschaft: Beiträge zum Verständnis einer unbekannten Disziplin. Ed. Gebhard Löhr. Frankfurt/M. et al.: Peter Lang, 2000. 97–121.
- “Profiling the Sangha: Institutional and Non-Institutional Tendencies in Early Buddhist Teachings.” Marburg Journal of Religion 5 (2000): 1–12 (online: http://web.uni-marburg.de/religionswissenschaft/journal/mjr/freiberger.html).
- “The Ideal Sacrifice: Patterns of Reinterpreting Brahmin Sacrifice in Early Buddhism.” Bulletin d'Études Indiennes 16 (1998): 39–49.
- “Zur Verwendungsweise der Bezeichnung paribbājaka im Pāli-Kanon.” [On the Use of the Term paribbājaka in the Pāli Canon.] In Untersuchungen zur buddhistischen Literatur II: Gustav Roth zum 80. Geburtstag gewidmet. Ed. Heinz Bechert, Sven Bretfeld, Petra Kieffer-Pülz. Sanskrit-Wörterbuch der buddhistischen Texte aus den Turfan-Funden, Beiheft 8. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1997. 121–130.
- “Anmerkungen zur Begriffsbildung in der Buddhismusforschung.” [Notes on the Formation of Terms in Buddhist Studies.] In Bauddhavidyāsudhākaraḥ: Studies in Honour of Heinz Bechert on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday. Ed. Petra Kieffer-Pülz, Jens-Uwe Hartmann. Indica et Tibetica 30. Swisttal-Odendorf: I&T, 1997. 137–152.
- “Zur Interpretation der Brahmadaṇḍa-Strafe im buddhistischen Ordensrecht.” [On the Interpretation of the brahmadaṇḍa Penalty in Buddhist Monastic Law.] Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 146 (1996): 456–491.
- “Zum Vergleich zwischen buddhistischem und christlichem Ordenswesen.” [On the Comparison of Buddhist and Christian Monasticism.] Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft 4 (1996): 83–104.