Mind Reading as a Cultural Practice

“This volume is a significant resource for scholars in cultural studies, history of science, psychology, and religious studies. Its exploration of how mind reading intersects with societal control, belief, and epistemology provides a relevant lens for examining contemporary debates in science and spirituality.” (Elena Popov, Religious Studies Review, Vol 51 (1), March, 2025)

Christian Kassung is Professor of Cultural Techniques and History of Knowledge at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany. He is vice director of the “Hermann von Helmholtz-Zentrum für Kulturtechnik” and Principal Investigator of the Cluster of Excellence “Matters of Activity”.

Laurens Schlicht is Research Assistant at Institut für Romanische Kulturwissenschaft und Interkulturelle Kommunikation at Universität des Saarlandes, Germany. He has been Research Assistant for the project “Mind Reading as Cultural Practice”, funded by the German Research Foundation at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.

Carla Seemann is Research Assistant at Institut für Romanische Kulturwissenschaft und Interkulturelle Kommunikation at Universität des Saarlandes, Germany. She has been a Master’s Student at the Department of Cultural History and Theory at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, and co-researcher on the project “Mind Reading as Cultural Practice”.