He is a professor at the University of La Laguna, specializing in general history and comparative religion. He holds a PhD in History and a BA in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Among his publications include: Introduction to the History of Religions (3rd edition, Trotta, 2002); The ways of death (Trotta, 1995); Languages ​​of religion (Trotta, 1998), The new religions (Ediciones del Orto, 2000), The history of religions: methods and perspectives (Akal, 2005), A Brief History of Religions (Alliance, 2006) or editor Fear and religion (Ediciones del Orto, 2002) or the study of Religion (Trotta, F. García Bazán 2002) and director Religions and Cultures (Santillana, 2005).