The Legacy, Life and Work of Geo Widengren and the Study of the History of Religions After World War II

Göran Larsson

ISBN 10: 9004499369 / ISBN 13: 9789004499362

Published by Brill Okt 2021, 2021

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Neuware - Professor Geo Widengren (1907-1996), holder of the chair in History of Religions and Psychology of Religions at Uppsala University between 1940 and 1973, is one of Sweden's best-known scholars in the field of religious studies. His involvement in the start of the IAHR and publications on topics such as the phenomenology of religions, Iranian studies and Middle Eastern Religions make Widengren one of the founding fathers of the History of Religions as an academic discipline. This volume pays tribute to Widengren's academic achievements and critically discusses his work in light of the latest academic findings and research.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Legacy, Life and Work of Geo Widengren and the Study of the History of Religions After World War II
• Publisher: Brill Okt 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004499369
• ISBN 13: 9789004499362
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 155H x 24D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 24 millimeters depth
• Weight: 767 grams

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Synopsis

Professor Geo Widengren (1907–1996), holder of the chair in History of Religions and Psychology of Religions at Uppsala University between 1940 and 1973, is one of Sweden’s best-known scholars in the field of religious studies. His involvement in the start of the IAHR and publications on topics such as the phenomenology of religions, Iranian studies and Middle Eastern Religions make Widengren one of the founding fathers of the History of Religions as an academic discipline. This volume pays tribute to Widengren’s academic achievements and critically discusses his work in light of the latest academic findings and research.

About the Author

Göran Larsson, Ph.D., is Professor of Religious Studies and Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Humanities, University of Gothenburg. Larsson’s main research is on Islam and Muslims, but he has also published on religion and the media, global conflicts, violent extremism and security studies, theory and method, with leading international publishers like Brill, Routledge, Ashgate, Springer and Equinox .

Contributors are Daniel Andersson, Giovanni Casadio, Clemens Cavallin, Göran Eidevall, Satoko Fujiwara, René Gothóni, Jan Hjärpe, Christer Hedin, Anders Hultgård, Tim Jensen, Albert de Jong, Einar Thomassen, Mihaela Timus, Chiara Ombretta Tommasi.