Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. Mgr. Dušan Deák, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Deák
I.2 - Name
Dušan
I.3 - Degrees
Associate Professor, Mgr., Ph.D.
I.4 - Year of birth
1973
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Comparative Religion
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Department of Comparative Religion, Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava 1
I.7 - Position
Associate Professor
I.8 - E-mail address
deak7@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14336
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Historical Sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2188-2199

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1997
II.c - Study field and programme
History–Philosophy
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
University of Pune
II.b - Year
2002
II.c - Study field and programme
history
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2012
II.c - Study field and programme
Oriental Languages and Literatures
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Associate Professor in Religious Studies/Historical Sciences Comenius University in Bratislava October 2013–present
Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in Ethnology/Historical Sciences University of Ss Cyril and Methodius in Trnava October 2002–June 2013
Researcher Insititute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences February 2006–February 2009

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Course in Marathi Language Indian Council for Cultural Relations 1998
Course in Marathi Language Indian Council for Cultural Relations 1999

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Religions of India 1 Religious Studies I. (Ba.) Historical Sciences
Propedeutical Seminar Religious Studies I. Historical Sciences
Regional Forms of Religions 1 Religious Studies II. (Ma.) Historical Sciences
Cultural Perceptions of Religions Religious Studies II. Historical Sciences
Indian Culture in Time and Space Religious Studies II. Historical Sciences
Text seminar on the theory of world cultures World Cultures and Religions III: (PhD.) Historical Sciences
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Religious Studies 1. (Ba.) Historical Sciences
Religious Studies II. (Ma.) Historical Sciences
Religious Studies III. (PhD.) Historical Sciences
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
2
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
33
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
38
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Introduction to Indian Religions Religious Studies I. (Ba.) Historical Sciences
Cultural perceptions of religions Religious Studies I. (Ba.) Historical Sciences
Religions of India 2 Religious Studies I. (Ba.) Historical Sciences
Propaedeutic Seminar Religious Studies I. (Ba.) Historical Sciences
The Body and Sexual Practices in World Religions Religious Studies I. (Ba.) Historical Sciences
Religious ideas about the body and sexuality Religious Studies II. (Ma.) Historical Sciences
Bachelor's thesis seminar 1 Religious Studies I. (Ba.) Historical Sciences
Bachelor's thesis seminar 2 Religious Studies I. (Ba.) Historical Sciences
Ma. thesis seminar 1 Religious Studies II. (Ma.) Historical Sciences
Ma. thesis seminar 2 Religious Studies II. (Ma.) Historical Sciences
Regional forms of religion 1 Religious Studies II. Historical Sciences
Seminar on academic grant projects World cultures and Religions III. (PhD.) Historical Sciences
Text seminar on the theory of world cultures World cultures and Religions III. (PhD.) Historical Sciences
Colloquium on world cultures and religions World cultures and Religions III. (PhD.) Historical Sciences

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
110
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
41
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
4
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
3
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
84
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
43
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
26
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
23
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
23
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
8
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Deák, D. 2005. Maharashtra Saints and the Sufi Tradition: Eknath, Chand Bodhle and Datta Sampradaya. Deccan Studies 3(2): 22–47. 

2

Deák, D. 2009. “Spirituality in the Post-communist Religious Marketplace: Indian-inspired New Religious Movements in Slovakia and Their Conceptual Framework”. In: Subcultures and New Religious Movements in Russia and East-Central Europe. Edited by George McKay, Christopher Williams, Michael Goddard, Neil Foxlee and Egidija Ramanauskaitė, Bern: Peter Lang, pp. 305–338.

3

Deák, D. 2010. “Śahādat or Śahā Datta? Locating the Mysterious Fakir in the Marathi Texts”, In: Hermann, D., and Speziale, F. (eds): Muslim Cultures in the Indo-Iranian World During the Modern Epoch, Berlin: Klaus Schwarz Verlag, pp. 501–532.

4

Deák, D. 2014. Bidar in the Marathi World: Saints, Kings, and Powers across the Centuries. In Rethinking Western India. Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, pp. 30-47.

5

Deák, D., and Popov, A. 2015. Making Sense of the ‘Difficult’ Past: Transmission of Political Heritage and Memory-work Among Young People Across Europe. The Sociological Review, 63 (S2): 36–52.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Deák, D. 2019. “Emplacing Holiness: The Local Religiosity between Vaishnavas, Sufis and Demons.” In: The Formations and Delineation of Spaces and Places in Maharashtra. Edited by Bina Sengar and Laurie McMillin. New Delhi: Routledge, pp. 181–203. 

2

Deák, Dušan, and Karásek, Matej. 2020. Hindus and Hindu Traditions in Slovakia. In: Knut A. Jacobsen and Ferdinando Sardella, eds. Handbook of Hinduism. Leiden: Brill, pp. 1428-1443.

3

Deák, D. 2020. Researching Muslim Saints of the Marathi Deccan: Some Problems and Challenges. Asian and African Studies 29 (2): 261–281.

4

Deák, Dušan and Kačane, Ilze. 2021.The Family as a Site of Consocial Learning: The Cultural Socialisation of Young People in the Process of Intergenerational Exchange. Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology, 69(3): 399-415.

5

Deák. D. 2022. Communicating Devotion, Sharing Experience and Calling for Participation among the Muslim Varkaris. In Communicating the Sacred: Varieties of Religious Marketing, edited by Milos Hubina and Francis S. M. Chan, Bern: Peter Lang, pp. 79-105

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Deák, D. 2005. Maharashtra Saints and the Sufi Tradition: Eknath, Chand Bodhle and Datta Sampradaya. Deccan Studies 3(2): 22–47. [o1] 2015 - Keune, J. - In: South Asian history and culture, roč. 6, č. 1, 2015 ; s. 84 ; AHCI

2

Deák, D. 2010. “Śahādat or Śahā Datta? Locating the Mysterious Fakir in the Marathi Texts”. In: Hermann, D., and Speziale, F. (eds): Muslim Cultures in the Indo-Iranian World During the Modern Epoch, Berlin: Klaus Schwarz Verlag, pp. 501–532. [o1] 2018 - Bouillier, V. - In: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2018; p. 535; AHCI.

3

Deák, D. 2009. “Spirituality in the Post-communist Religious Marketplace: Indian-inspired New Religious Movements in Slovakia and Their Conceptual Framework”. In: Subcultures and New Religious Movements in Russia and East-Central Europe. Edited by George McKay, Christopher Williams, Michael Goddard, Neil Foxlee and Egidija Ramanauskaitė, Bern: Peter Lang, pp. 305–338. [o1] 2013 - Strmiska, M. - In: Journal of Baltic Studies, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2013; pp. 49–82; SSCI; AHCI.

4

Deák, D., 2013. Making Sufism Popular: A Few Notes on the Case from the Marathi Deccan. Deccan Studies (July–December), pp. 5–24. [o1] 2016 - Sohoni, P. - In: South Asian History and Culture, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2016; p. 12; AHCI.

5

Deák, D., and Popov, A. 2015. Making Sense of the ‘Difficult’ Past: Transmission of Political Heritage and Memory-work Among Young People Across Europe. The Sociological Review, 63 (S2): 36–52. [o1] 2018 - Bonacchi, C., Altaweel, M., and Krzyzanska, M. - In: Journal of Social Archaeology, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2018; p. 18; AHCI.

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

2018–2021, Cultural Heritage and Identities of Europe's Future. Horizon 2020; H2020-SC6-CULT-COOP-2017-two-stage; Grant Agreement No. 770464. Scientific Advisor for the project, Co-leader of project-wide packages 1, 6 and 9, Leader of the Comenius University research team. http://chiefproject.eu 

2

2016–2019 VEGA 1/0973/16, A Unique Indian Collection of the Lubošinský Couple: text, context and artifacts, Leading Researcher. 

3

2011–2015 - The Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission, “Memory, Youth, Political Legacy And Civic Engagement” Project, SSH-2010-5.1-1, Grant Agreement No: 266831, Co-researcher, leader of the team of researchers from the Department of Ethnology and Non-European Studies of the University of Ss Cyril and Methodius in Trnava; also the leader of the project-wide work package No. 2. https://myplaceresearch.wordpress.com 

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Member of the Editorial Board of the Slovak Ethnography academic journal (Bratislava Slovak Academy of Sciences since 2010
Member of the Editorial Board of the Deccan Studies academic journal (Hyderabad, India) Center for Deccan Studies since 2008
Member of the Editorial Board of the Studia Orientalia Slovaca academic journal (Bratislava) Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava since 2008
Member of the Expert Board of the "History and Culture of Asia" Study Programme (Charles University in Prague) Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague since 2020
Orientalist Society (member) Slovak Academy of Sciences since 2018
Member of the Editorial Board of the academic journal of Asian and African Studies (Bratislava) Oriental Institute SAS from 2023

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Gonda Fellow, International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden, The Netherlands IIAS, Rapenburg 59, 2311 GJ Leiden, the Netherlands 1 April–31 June 2004 Postdoc
Visiting Grant Scholar, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences, Wassenaar, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Netherlands NIAS, Korte Spinhuissteeg 3, 1012 CG Amsterdam 1 September–30 November 2005 Postdoc
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Pursuing Research in India, American Institute of Indian Studies, Chicago AIIS 1130, East 59th St. Chicago, Illinois 60637 28 May–26 August 2006 postdoc, research and fieldwork
The British Academy Visiting Fellow, University of Warwick, UK BA, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH 20 August–20 December 2008 postdoc
Distinguished Scholar Visit Programme, Aston University, UK Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET 17 September–24 September 2016 preparation work on the Horizon 2020 project
CEEPUS International Exchange Programme Fellow, Charles University in Prague, Institute of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts Ústav asijských studií FF UK, Nám. Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Praha 1 1 April 2016–31 April 2016 International Exchange Programme

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Conferences (selection). 

Chair of the panel "Constructions of holiness in the late colonial era" at Maharashtra Studies Group Conference, September 2021, University of Oxford.                                    

“At the frontier of imagination. The Indian Diary of Vera Luboshinsky (1938–1945)”. The International Seminar on Images of India in Russia and Russia in India, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India, 28 to 30 January 2020

“Communicating Us, Communicating Them: Between the Local and Supralocal Organization of a Holy Man’s Followers.” - The Eighteenth International Conference on Maharashtra ‘Communication and Community in Historic and Contemporary Maharashtra’, Sponsored by the South Asia Institute and the Department of History, University of Texas at Austin, USA, 24 to 26 January 2020.

“Devotion and the Performance of Belonging: Lineage Strategies Among the Descendants of Sant Śekh Mahaṃmad Śrīgondekar”, 47th Annual Conference on South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, 11 October to 14 October 2018.

“Researching Muslim Saints of Marathi Deccan: Some Problems and Challenges”. Pre-colonial Deccan: History, Culture and Literature, Central University of Karnataka, India, 13 and 14 January 2016.

“When ‘Dev’ Leaves the Hill: Histories of the Narratives of Dispersal”, 15th International Conference on Maharashtra: Culture and Society. Arizona State University, USA, 23 to 26 April 2014.

Date of last update
2023-09-27