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Religion is part of Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion (AHKR).
Contact: Professor Michael Stausberg, tel. + 55 58 23 29.
About the Department:
With nine permanent positions in
Religion at the University of Bergen is one of Europe's largest
and most vibrant.
Most
of the teaching done in Religion takes the form of shared courses.
Several staff members jointly contribute to teaching and examination.
Our main courses are an introduction to the study of religion
(RELV101), the systematic study of religion (RELV201), plus some
courses surveying the religious landscapes of the world: Judaism,
Christianity, Islam (RELV102), Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism,
and Zoroastrianism (RELV103) and Ancient Oriental, Mediterranean
and Northern religions (RELV105). On the graduate level, we teach
courses on theory in the study of religion (RELV301) and research
methods in the study of religion (RELV306). Moreover, there are
some courses that are open for both graduates and undergraduates.
These are mostly single taught and are therefore somewhat closer
connected to the research interests of the staff members. Currently,
the Department offers courses on Islam, Islam and gender, Christianity,
Norwegian Christianity, Old Norse religion, Sami religion, Hinduism,
Buddhism and Jainism, philosophy and religion, modern (= new)
religions, Greek, Roman and Hellenistic religion and religion
and human rights. The portfolio of this category of courses keeps
on changing.
The individual research interests
of the staff members include a wide range of topics including
Hindu and Muslim diasporas (Knut Jacobsen, Richard Johan Natvig),
Sikhism (Knut Jacobsen), Sami and circumpolar religion (Håkan
Rydving), the Zar cult (Richard Johan Natvig), gender (Lisbeth
Mikaelsson, Dag Ø. Endsjø), mission (Lisbeth Mikaelsson),
Søren Kierkegaard (Karstein Hopland), Greek religion and
early Christianity (Dag Ø. Endsjø, Ingvild Gilhus,
Einar Thomassen), Gnosticism (Ingvild Gilhus, Einar Thomassen),
Zoroastrianism (Michael Stausberg), ritual theory (Michael Stausberg),
religious entrepreneurs (Ingvild Gilhus, Lisbeth Mikaelsson),
travel and modern tourism (Lisbeth Mikaelsson, Michael Stausberg),
religion and human rights (Dag Ø. Endsjø) and the
history of the study of religion (Michael Stausberg). Moreover,
several staff members are jointly involved in a project on early
Christianity and ancient religions (Einar Thomassen, Ingvild
Gilhus). Formerly, Religion ran a large project on contemporary
forms of religiosity and spirituality (Lisbeth Mikaelsson, Ingvild
Gilhus).
Several staff-members serve as editors
or on the editorial board of journals such as Numen, Religion,
Temenos, and Chaos (a Danish-Norwegian co-production).
Religion has some 50 graduate students, around six
PhD-students and one post-doc. The introductory courses usually
attract around 120-180 students.
Tel. + 55 58 22 91 - Fax: + 55 58 96 54
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