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    • Approaching Esotericism and Mysticism: Cultural Influences 

      Leskelä-Kärki, Maarit; Mahlamäki, Tiina (the Donner Institute, 2020)
      Based on papers presented at the conference arranged by the Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History and the research project ‘Seekers of the New: Esotericism and the Transformation of Religiosity ...
    • Approaching Religion vol 1 

      Ahlbäck, Tore (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 1999)
      The current volume is based on the symposium “Methodology of the Study of Religions” arranged by the Donner Institute in 1997 as a Regional Symposium for the International Association for the Study of Religions (IAHR). The ...
    • Approaching Religion vol 2 

      Ahlbäck, Tore (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 1999)
      The current volume is based on the symposium “Methodology of the Study of Religions” arranged by the Donner Institute in 1997 as a Regional Symposium for the International Association for the Study of Religions (IAHR). The ...
    • Dance, Music, Art, and Religion 

      Ahlbäck, Tore (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 1996)
      By tradition, the study of religion has predominantly been concerned with intellectual aspects of faith and believing, focusing on texts, systematised creeds and articulated truth claims. Aesthetic dimensions of religions ...
    • Digital Religion 

      Illman, Ruth; Ahlbäck, Tore (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2013)
      The current volume of Scripta focuses on the contemporary interface between religion and new internet technologies under the heading Digital Religion. The aim of the volume is to explore the complex relationship between ...
    • Dynamics and Institution 

      Biezais, Haralds (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 1976)
      The current issue deals with a central aspect of religious social life: the formation of institutions. Religions are always embedded in a context formed by time and place, culture and history; hence, they are part of the ...
    • Exercising Power: The Role of Religions in Concord and Conflict 

      Ahlbäck, Tore (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2006)
      The current volume is based on papers presented at the conference by the same name, arranged by the Finnish Society for the Study of Religion (SUS) together with the European Association for the Study of Religion (EASR) ...
    • Fatalistic Beliefs in Religion, Folklore, and Literature 

      Ringgren, Helmer (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 1967)
      Religions are often thought to help human beings to adjust themselves to the realities of life, to give them an understanding of what happens – i.e. to enable them to relate in some way to what they regard as their fate ...
    • Jewish Studies in the Nordic Countries Today 

      Illman, Ruth (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2016)
      This volume presents articles by Nordic scholars working with Jewish subjects in their research. It deals with current approaches, findings and challenges within the research field from a variety of theoretical, methodological ...
    • Lachesis and Nemesis. Lachesis and Nemesis: four chapters on the human condition in the writings of Carl Linnaeus 

      Wikman, Karl Robert Villehad (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 1970)
      The current volume consists of essays written by Prof. K. Rob V. Wikman, dealing with the Swedish 18th century botanist and zoologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné). The texts focus on Linnaeus’ ideas of natural magic and ...
    • Lichtgott der Alten Letten 

      Biezais, Haralds (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 1976)
      Professor Haralds Biezais, director of the Donner Institute 1968-1978, has authored the current volume of Scripta, dealing with the indigenous religious tradition of Latvia and especially the Light God Ūsiņš. The work ...
    • Mysticism 

      Hartman, Sven S & Edsman, Carl-Martin (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 1970)
      Mysticism has been a central part of the study of religion in the Nordic countries since the groundbreaking works of Tor Andrae and Nathan Söderblom were published in the early 20th century. In this volume, based on a ...
    • Mystik blir vetenskap: Donnerska institutet 1956–2021 

      Holm, Nils G. (The Donner Institute, 29.03.2021)
      Den 29 mars 1956 i Dornach, Schweiz undertecknade Olly och Uno Donner ett donationsbrev som lade grunden för ett nytt forskningsinstitut i Åbo. De donerade sin egendom till Stiftelsen för Åbo Akademi för att grunda Donnerska ...
    • New Religions 

      Biezais, Haralds (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 1975)
      This volume presents research on religious movements that were characterised as “New Religions” at the time when the volume was originally published, i.e. in 1974. Among the groups presented in the volume can be found: ...
    • Old Norse and Finnish Religions and Cultic Place-Names 

      Ahlbäck, Tore (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 1990)
      In September 1986 the Nordic Cooperation Committee for Humanistic Research presented a report on the research into Norse religion within the Nordic region. The report pointed out the need for intensified research efforts ...
    • Pilgrimages Today 

      Ahlbäck, Tore (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2010)
      Pilgrimages can tentatively be described as journeys undertaken by individuals or groups to a place, which for the persons involved in the journey is of great importance; either for religious or spiritual reasons or for ...
    • Post-secular Religious Practices 

      Ahlbäck, Tore (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2012)
      The theme of the current volume of Scripta is the emerging field of research connected to Post-secular religious practices. Special attention is given to the trend of combining a renewed openness to questions of the spirit ...
    • Postmodern Spirituality 

      Ahlbäck, Tore; (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2009)
      Postmodern Spirituality is an umbrella term that covers a broad number of beliefs and approaches that fall under a common, though rather fuzzy, category. Within this category, one finds a wide variety of spiritual practices ...
    • Religion and Food 

      Illman, Ruth (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2015)
      The relationship between food and religion is a lived activity formed by the dynamics of both tradition and adaption. Religious commitments to food are influenced by several different factors, ranging from personal ...
    • Religion and the Body 

      Ahlbäck, Tore (The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi, 2011)
      During recent years, the body has become a central focus of religious studies. The understanding of religion as a solely intellectual practice of beliefs, norms and convictions is giving way to a broader understanding of ...