Henrik Bogdan is Professor in History of Religions at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.Göran Larsson is Professor in the Study of Religions at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

‘This volume showcases how the study of religion is not universal, but often dependent upon a host of national, political and social concerns about the place and role of religion in specific countries. I hope this excellent collection will inspire others to reflect and write on the study of religion in other national contexts.’

• List of FiguresList of ContributorsIntroduction: The History of the Study of Religion in Sweden, Göran Larsson & Henrik BogdanGöran Larsson (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) and Henrik Bogdan (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)Part I: Historical Approaches1. Ancient Near Eastern Religions, Therese Rodin (Dalarna University, Sweden) and Heike Peter (Halmstad University, Sweden)2. Old Norse Religion, Olof Sundqvist (Stockholm University, Sweden)3. Indigenous Religions, Daniel Andersson (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) and Bodil Liljefors-Persson (Malmo University, Sweden)4. Judaism, Svante Lundgren (Lund University, Sweden) and Martin Lund (Malmo University, Sweden)5. Islam, Göran Larsson (Gothenburg University, Sweden), Susanne Olsson (Stockholm University, Sweden) and Simon Sorgenfrei (Södertörn University)6. Indian Religions, Kristina Myrvold (Lund University, Sweden), Katarina Plank (Karlstad University, Sweden) and Ferdinando Sardella (Stockholm University)7. Western Esotericism, Henrik Bogdan (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)8. New Religious Movements and New Age Spirituality, Peter Åkerbäck (Stockholm University, Sweden) and Sanja Nilsson (Malmo University, Sweden)Part II: Social Scientific Approaches 9. Psychology of Religion, Göran Ståhle (Södertörn University, Sweden) and Tomas LIndgren (Umeå University, Sweden10. Sociology of Religion, Magdalena Nordin (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) and Mia Lövheim (Uppsala University, Sweden)11. Cognitive Studies of Religion, Jonas Svensson (Linnaeus University, Sweden) and Egil Asprem (Stockholm University, Sweden)12. Religious Education, Olof Frank (University of Gothenburg) and Christina Osbeck (University of Gothenburg)Part III: Themes in the Study of Religion in Sweden13.Comparative Studies ,Stefan Arvidsson (Linnaeus University) and Peter Jackson (Stockholm University, Sweden)14. Ritual Studies, Anne-Christine Hornborg (Lund University, Sweden)15. Lived Religion, Daniel Enstedt (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) Jessica Moberg (University of Gothenburg) and Katarina Plank (Karlstadt University, Sweden)16. Gender Studies, Manon Hedenborg White (Karlstadt University, Sweden)17. Violence, Tomas Lindgren (Umeå University, Sweden), Göran Larsson (University of Gothenburg) and Isak Svensson (Uppsala University, Sweden)Afterword: Reflections on the Study of Religion in Sweden, Jenny Berglund (Stockholm University, Stockholm) and Tim Jensen(University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)Index

Henrik Bogdan is Professor in History of Religions at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.Göran Larsson is Professor in the Study of Religions at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

‘This volume showcases how the study of religion is not universal, but often dependent upon a host of national, political and social concerns about the place and role of religion in specific countries. I hope this excellent collection will inspire others to reflect and write on the study of religion in other national contexts.’

• List of FiguresList of ContributorsIntroduction: The History of the Study of Religion in Sweden, Göran Larsson & Henrik BogdanGöran Larsson (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) and Henrik Bogdan (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)Part I: Historical Approaches1. Ancient Near Eastern Religions, Therese Rodin (Dalarna University, Sweden) and Heike Peter (Halmstad University, Sweden)2. Old Norse Religion, Olof Sundqvist (Stockholm University, Sweden)3. Indigenous Religions, Daniel Andersson (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) and Bodil Liljefors-Persson (Malmo University, Sweden)4. Judaism, Svante Lundgren (Lund University, Sweden) and Martin Lund (Malmo University, Sweden)5. Islam, Göran Larsson (Gothenburg University, Sweden), Susanne Olsson (Stockholm University, Sweden) and Simon Sorgenfrei (Södertörn University)6. Indian Religions, Kristina Myrvold (Lund University, Sweden), Katarina Plank (Karlstad University, Sweden) and Ferdinando Sardella (Stockholm University)7. Western Esotericism, Henrik Bogdan (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)8. New Religious Movements and New Age Spirituality, Peter Åkerbäck (Stockholm University, Sweden) and Sanja Nilsson (Malmo University, Sweden)Part II: Social Scientific Approaches 9. Psychology of Religion, Göran Ståhle (Södertörn University, Sweden) and Tomas LIndgren (Umeå University, Sweden10. Sociology of Religion, Magdalena Nordin (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) and Mia Lövheim (Uppsala University, Sweden)11. Cognitive Studies of Religion, Jonas Svensson (Linnaeus University, Sweden) and Egil Asprem (Stockholm University, Sweden)12. Religious Education, Olof Frank (University of Gothenburg) and Christina Osbeck (University of Gothenburg)Part III: Themes in the Study of Religion in Sweden13.Comparative Studies ,Stefan Arvidsson (Linnaeus University) and Peter Jackson (Stockholm University, Sweden)14. Ritual Studies, Anne-Christine Hornborg (Lund University, Sweden)15. Lived Religion, Daniel Enstedt (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) Jessica Moberg (University of Gothenburg) and Katarina Plank (Karlstadt University, Sweden)16. Gender Studies, Manon Hedenborg White (Karlstadt University, Sweden)17. Violence, Tomas Lindgren (Umeå University, Sweden), Göran Larsson (University of Gothenburg) and Isak Svensson (Uppsala University, Sweden)Afterword: Reflections on the Study of Religion in Sweden, Jenny Berglund (Stockholm University, Stockholm) and Tim Jensen(University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)Index