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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandro Gori | Associate Professor | +4521179771 | |
| Andreas Bandak | Associate Professor - Promotion Programme | +4551302514 | |
| Catharina Raudvere | Professor | +4551303037 |
Funding
Workshops and seminars have also been funded by the Centre for Modern European Studies at the Faculty of Humanities and The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.
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.