Contemporary Muslim Piety

Contemporary Muslim Piety is an interdisciplinary research group at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies with broad international research cooperation within the study of religion, anthropology, history and area studies.

The research group was formed in the spring of 2021 and its members share research interests in Muslim piety, devotion and everyday religiosity as expressed in theological thinking, interpretations and ritual practices, as well as in visual and spatial manifestations. The researchers bring a special focus to transformation processes, hybrid forms of expression and contemporary understandings of normative traditions. The themes covered by the research group are not regionally limited but, rather, address Muslim piety practices across the globe, showing a keen interest in religious and cultural entanglements between local communities.

Based on its joint international contacts, the ambition of the research group is to organize guest-lectures, workshops and conferences where new empirical material on the broad theme of contemporary Muslim piety can be presented, along with discussions about methodological challenges and theoretical issues.

In recent semesters the following conferences have been organized by Contemporary Muslim Piety

December 2021

August 2022

See events at The Many Roads in Modernity.

Members

Name Title Phone E-mail
Gori, Alessandro Associate Professor +4521179771 E-mail
Bandak, Andreas Associate Professor - Promotion Programme +4551302514 E-mail
Raudvere, Catharina Professor +4551303037 E-mail

Workshop serie

The research group is bringing together junior and senior Nordic Scholars when inviting both for the workshop serie, with the purpose of sharing interests in the study of contemporary developments in Muslim ritual practices, aesthetics and mobilization.

Read about the workshop serie