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Religious Studies
Within the research field of religious studies, various aspects of religion and outlooks on life are studied. The focus is on the significance of religious beliefs for people, as well as how they can be expressed in different societies in both a local and global perspective.
Research in religious studies is, among other things, about how religions and religious expressions change and reshape over time. In this context, societal changes, such as modernity and globalisation, are studied with a view to understand how these have affected and are affecting religious and cultural traditions.
At Malmö University, research is conducted on the history of religion; research from sociological and religious anthropological perspectives of religion is also carried out. It is conducted on, among other things, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and indigenous religions, but also on new religious movements and popular culture.
Withing the didactically oriented research, the digitisation of teaching in the school subject of religious knowledge is studied. There is also a focus on religion and cultural encounters in multicultural classrooms.
Studies are conducted on subject literacy and existential issues, as well as on unschooling and homeschooling. There is a special interest in questions related to sexuality and relationships, identity and power, place and migration.
Researchers, publications and projects
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EAStaff
Erik Alvstad - Senior lecturer
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Staff
Charlotta Carlström - Senior lecturer
charlotta.carlstrom@mau.se -
Staff
Manon Hedenborg White - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
manon.hedenborg-white@mau.se -
Staff
Anders Karlsson - Lecturer
anders.karlsson@mau.se -
Staff
Bodil Liljefors-Persson - Associate Professor/Professor
bodil.liljefors@mau.se -
Staff
Anders Lindh - Senior lecturer
anders.lindh@mau.se -
Staff
Martin Lund - Senior lecturer
martin.p.lund@mau.se -
Staff
Johan Lundin - Associate Professor/Professor
johan.lundin@mau.se -
Staff
Erica Lundqvist - Senior lecturer
erica.li-lundqvist@mau.se -
Staff
Anders Melin - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
anders.melin@mau.se
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2023 | Chapter in book
Sagan om sekulariseringen: makt och religion i tre moderna mytologier
Jon Wittrock
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2022 | Other
Jewish Superheroes: Re-Constructing the Man of Steel and De-Constructing a Popular Category
Martin Lund
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2022 | Other
De danska judarna i Theresienstadt: Topografi och vittnesmål
Martin Lund
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2022 | Report
Reflektioner om översättningsprocessen
Martin Lund
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2022 | Chapter in book
Magneto the Survivor: Redemption, Cold War Fears, and the "Americanization of the Holocaust" in Chris Claremont's Uncanny X-Men (1975–1991)
Martin Lund
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2021 | Article in journal
Rethinking Aleister Crowley and Thelema New Perspectives
Manon Hedenborg White
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2021 | Article in journal
Proximal Authority: The Changing Role of Leah Hirsig in Aleister Crowley’s Thelema, 1919–1930
Manon Hedenborg White
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2021 | Chapter in book
Scientologi utifrån och inifrån: konfliktytor och paradoxer
Jonas Alwall
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2021 | Article in journal
Join the Holy Spirit on Zoom: African Pentecostal churches and their liturgical practices during COVID-19
Giuseppina Addo
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2021 | Article in journal
Young Muslims’ estrangement from Swedish majority society: Influences from the minority
Anne Sofie Roald