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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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Charlotta Carlström - Senior lecturer
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Emma Hall - Lecturer
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Manon Hedenborg White - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
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Anders Karlsson - Lecturer
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Bodil Liljefors-Persson - Professor
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Anders Lindh - Senior lecturer
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Martin Lund - Senior lecturer
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Johan Lundin - Professor
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Erica Lundqvist - Senior lecturer
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Anders Melin - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
anders.melin@mau.se
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2023 | Conference paper
"Be Thou Hadit, My Secret Centre": Gender and Egyptosophy in Aleister Crowley's Thelema
Manon Hedenborg White
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2023 | Other
UFOn som samhällsspegel: En samhällsspegel
Martin Lund
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2023 | Report
Mindfulness som historiskt och kulturellt fenomen: en forskningsöversikt
Manon Hedenborg White
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2023 | Article, book review
Amy Hale, ed., Essays on Women in Western Esotericism: Beyond Seeresses and Sea Priestesses. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan
Manon Hedenborg White
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2023 | Chapter in book
Lucien Greaves (The Satanic Temple), "Church of Satan vs. Satanic Temple" (2017)
Fredrik Gregorius, Manon Hedenborg White
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2023 | Other
Judiska superhjältar: en introduktion
Martin Lund
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2023 | Conference paper
Signifying Supersession: Christian Seder "How-To" Guides, Affordances, and Rhetorics of Authenticity
Martin Lund
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2023 | Chapter in book
"Vi bad att det skulle hända en naturkatastrof så att pride inte skulle bli av": pridefestivaler och frikyrklig kristendom
Charlotta Carlström
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2023 | Book
En villkorad gemenskap: Hbtq, sexualitet och kristen frikyrklighet
Charlotta Carlström
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2023 | Collection (editor)
Religion och samhällsförändring: Aktuella perspektiv i religionsvetenskaplig forskning
Dennis Augustsson, Charlotta Carlström, Emma Hall, Bodil Liljefors Persson