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Sep 11, 2024 · Robert earned a BA in Religious Studies from Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT, USA) in 1970, followed by an MA in 1974 and a PhD in 1983, both in Religion, from Princeton University.
Robert A. Segal (1948–2024) was Professor and Sixth Century Chair in Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen, U.K. From March 2019 to January 2024, he was a Professorial Research Fellow at the Department of Religious Studies, University of Vienna.
July 1948 – January 2024. We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Segal. He made significant contributions to the field of Religious Studies and profoundly impacted the lives of many students, colleagues, and friends.
Sep 15, 2021 · Robert Segal *84 is a mythic figure. He holds the chair in religious studies at Aberdeen University and is one of the world’s leading experts on myth and religion. His focus for the past 40 years has concerned myth as a category of human expression — not the analysis of one myth or set of myths.
Before coming to the U.K. in 1994, he taught at Reed College, the University of Toronto, Stanford University, the University of Pittsburgh, Louisiana State University, and Tulane University.
Robert A. Segal was born, raised, and educated in the United States. He received his PhD in religion from Princeton University. He taught in the US for many years at Reed College, Stanford...
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Oct 3, 2007 · But Segal does identify three common strands that unite studies on myth: they are the questions of origin, function and subject matter. As one would expect, the responses to these questions vary tremendously and it is these responses that Segal creatively and carefully guides his reader through.
