Lionel Obadia
University of Lyon
Francia

Lionel Obadia, PhD in sociology (1997), has been associate professor of Ethnology (1998-2004) and is currently full professor of Anthropology (since 2004) at the University of Lyon, France. He has also taught in other French universities (EHESS, EPHE, SciencePo). He has been the head of the department of Social Sciences and Humanities at the French Agency for Research (ANR) from 2017 to 2021. He is specialized in anthropology of religion, Asian religions and Globalization. He has conducted fieldworks in France, Europe (on Buddhism in the West), Nepal (on Buddhism and Shamanism) and South India. He has published ten books and more than 150 papers (journal articles and book chapters).

Lionel Obadia, docteur en sociologie (1997) a commencé sa carrière comme maitre de conférences en ethnologie (1998-2004) puis comme professeur en anthropologie sociale et culturelle(depuis 2004) à l’université de Lyon, France, et a enseigné dans d’autres universités françaises (EHESS, EPHE, SciencePo). Il a dirigé He has headed the department of Social Sciences and Humanities at the French Agency for Research (ANR) from 2017 to 2021. He is specialized in anthropology of religion, Asian religions and Globalization. He has conducted fieldworks in France, Europe (on Buddhism in the West), Nepal (on Buddhism and Shamanism) and South India. He has published ten books and more than 150 papers (journal articles and book chapters).