The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferring the first ‘Distinguished Indologist’ Award to the Prof. Emeritus Heinrich Freiherr Von Stietencron of the Federal Republic of Germany at the inauguration of the International Conference of Indologists, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on November 21, 2015.
Heinrich von Stietencron (18 June 1933 – 12 January 2018) was a GermanIndologist. During his academic career, he was an emeritus professor and the chair of the Indology and Comparative Religion department at theUniversity of Tübingen.
He traveled in northern India for six months in 1965.[1] His dissertation, titled "Indische Sonnenpriester: Sāmba und die Śākadvīpīya Brāhmaṇa" ("Indian Sun Priests: Sāmba and the Śākadvīpīya Brāhmaṇa") was published byHarrassowitz in 1966.[1]
Beginning in 1965, Stietencron assisted Hermann Berger for five years at the South Asia Institute of theUniversity of Heidelberg.[1] He then continued research and writing, including about the Indian region formerly known asOrissa.[1] In 1973, he became the chair of the Indology and Comparative Religion department at theUniversity of Tübingen, and held this position until 1998,[2] with several visiting professor positions during this time.[1] He continued his academic career as an emeritus professor until 2005.[1]
Hinduism was a major focus of his academic work.[1] He also was a founder and contributed to projects at the Orissa Research Project.[2][1] During the first World Indology Conference in 2015, Stietencron was awarded the first Distinguished Indologist Award from theIndian Council for Cultural Relations,[2][3] which was presented by the president of India,Pranab Mukherjee.[4][5]
Ganga and Yamuna: River Goddesses and their Symbolism in Indian Temples, 1972,ISBN8178242850.
"The Saiva Component in the Early Evolution" and "The Jagannatha Temples in Contemporary Orissa" inThe Cult of Jagannath and the Regional Tradition of Orissa, Anncharlott Eschmann, Hermann Kulke, Gaya Charan Tripathi (eds.), Delhi: Manohar Publications 1978.
Hans Küng, Josef van Ess, Heinrich von Stietencron, andHeinz Bechert,Christianity and World Religions: Paths to Dialogue with Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, 1984. Doubleday.[8]
Theologen und Theologien in verschiedenen Kulturkreisen, 1986. Düsseldorf: Patmos Verl.[9]
Angst und Religion. Ed. by H. v. Stietencron. Düsseldorf: Patmos Verl., 1991.
Epic and Purāṇic bibliography (up to 1985); annotated and with indexes, Co-ed.: P. Flamm. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1992.[10]
Töten im Krieg. Ed. by H. v. Stietencron. Freiburg: Alber, 1995.
Representing Hinduism: The Construction of Religious Traditions and National Identity, Co-editor:Vasudha Dalmia, Delhi: Sage Publications, 1995.[11]
Der Hinduismus, München:C.H. Beck, 2000 [2010].[1]
Hindu Myth, Hindu History: Religion, Art, and Politics, Delhi: Permanent Black, 2005,ISBN81-7824-122-6.
The Oxford India Hinduism Reader, Co-ed.: Vasudha Dalmia, Oxford University Press, Delhi 2007.[12]
The Divine Play On Earth: Religious Aesthetics And Ritual In Orissa, India, Co-authors: Cornelia Mallebrein, Heidelberg: Synchron 2008.[13][14]
van der Bent, A.J. (October 1985). "Christentum und Weltreligionen/ Tell Us Our Names (Book)".Ecumenical Review.37 (4):512–513.ISSN0013-0796 – via Academic Search Complete.
^Klimkeit (January 1, 1987). "STIETENCRON, HEINRICH VON (Hrsg.): Theologen und Theologien in verschiedenen Kulturkreisen (Book Review)".Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte.39:358–359.ProQuest1305398108
