Jesper started following the work of Thomas Hertel, University of Copenhagen, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies.
Jesper started following the work of Siri Neslein, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Archaeology and Religious Studies.
Jesper started following the work of 2 people.
Jesper Hired as an associate professor in social sciences starting August 1st. Will be working with atheism, nonreligion and secularism, as well as Satanism and occulture
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Faculty Member, Programme For Teacher Education
Associate Professor
Thesis Title: Between Darwin and the Devil: Modern Satanism as Discourse, Milieu, and Self
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Asbjørn Dyrendal
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About
Although I was born in Denmark, I am living in Norway with my partner and two daughters. I recently handed in my dissertation on modern Satanism, and I was subsequently tenured at the Programme for Teacher Education, an independent department within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Studies.
My primary interest is what is popularly called "the alternative scene", "New Age" and "occultism", namely detraditionalized and syncretistic religion in the contemporary West, particularly small informal groups and individual seekers within a larger "cultic milieu" of "occulture". Within this broad field, my area of expertise lies in modern Satanism and Western Esotericism, but I am well acquainted with studies of New Age, Neo-paganism, religion and popular culture, religion and science, UFO-religions and methodological and theoretical aspects in the Science of Religion.
I my new job, I will mainly be working on non-religion and secularity studies as a social dimension of teaching. In addition, I teach courses on methodology, STS and contemporary religion in the west.
Contact Information
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| Address: | NTNU, Programme for Teacher Education
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