Nadia Jeldtoft
Biographic Data
| ID | 188984 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nadia Jeldtoft |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nadia |
| FAMILY NAME | Jeldtoft |
| SIGNATURE | JELDTOFT N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Copenhagen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 55 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Negotiating The Object. Nearness, Distance and The Category ‘Religion’ in Academic Practices
This article critically reflects on the presuppositions of the scholarly study of religion. It does so, by demonstrating the inadequacy of a spatial discourse that is frequently used to demarcate the scholarly study of religion from its object. This spatial discourse is based on the upholding of a sharp demarcation between religion and the academic study of religion, and between object and researcher. This boundary work implies the upholding of a…
Introduction: Methods in the study of 'non-organized' Muslim minorities
Research on Islam and Muslim minorities in Europe has generally been focused on the active representatives of these groups, in the form of research on the development of movements and organizations, their legal and political status, activities and relations with the wider political contexts both at home, in the countries of origin and in the Muslim world at large. On the other hand, social sciences research on Muslims and Islam has tended to be f…
Lived Islam: Religious identity with 'non-organized' Muslim minorities
The purpose of this article is to show how a focus on 'non-organized' Muslims in Europe can contribute with insights on the everyday lives and practices of Muslim minorities. The empirical foundation is interviews conducted in Germany and Denmark. I argue that by focusing on institutionalized forms of Islam we run the risk of reifying Muslims as being 'all about Islam'. The article reflects and discusses the benefits of adapting the framework of …
Excuse me, which radical organization are you a member of? Reflections on methods to study highly religious but non-organized Muslims
Research on Muslim minorities in Europe has focused on Muslim organizations. This is understandable as most organizations are uncomplicated objects of study: they provide members for interviews and locations for participant observation. But many Muslims are not engaged in Muslim organizations. How do we research them? Drawing on the experiences from a study on highly practising, but non-organized Muslims in Aarhus, Denmark, this paper will discus…
Lived Islam: Religious identity with 'non-organized' Muslim minorities
The purpose of this article is to show how a focus on 'non-organized' Muslims in Europe can contribute with insights on the everyday lives and practices of Muslim minorities. The empirical foundation is interviews conducted in Germany and Denmark. I argue that by focusing on institutionalized forms of Islam we run the risk of reifying Muslims as being 'all about Islam'. The article reflects and discusses the benefits of adapting the framework of …
Introduction: Methods in the study of 'non-organized' Muslim minorities
Research on Islam and Muslim minorities in Europe has generally been focused on the active representatives of these groups, in the form of research on the development of movements and organizations, their legal and political status, activities and relations with the wider political contexts both at home, in the countries of origin and in the Muslim world at large. On the other hand, social sciences research on Muslims and Islam has tended to be f…
Excuse me, which radical organization are you a member of? Reflections on methods to study highly religious but non-organized Muslims
Research on Muslim minorities in Europe has focused on Muslim organizations. This is understandable as most organizations are uncomplicated objects of study: they provide members for interviews and locations for participant observation. But many Muslims are not engaged in Muslim organizations. How do we research them? Drawing on the experiences from a study on highly practising, but non-organized Muslims in Aarhus, Denmark, this paper will discus…
Introduction: Methods in the study of 'non-organized' Muslim minorities
Research on Islam and Muslim minorities in Europe has generally been focused on the active representatives of these groups, in the form of research on the development of movements and organizations, their legal and political status, activities and relations with the wider political contexts both at home, in the countries of origin and in the Muslim world at large. On the other hand, social sciences research on Muslims and Islam has tended to be f…
Lived Islam: Religious identity with 'non-organized' Muslim minorities
The purpose of this article is to show how a focus on 'non-organized' Muslims in Europe can contribute with insights on the everyday lives and practices of Muslim minorities. The empirical foundation is interviews conducted in Germany and Denmark. I argue that by focusing on institutionalized forms of Islam we run the risk of reifying Muslims as being 'all about Islam'. The article reflects and discusses the benefits of adapting the framework of …
Excuse me, which radical organization are you a member of? Reflections on methods to study highly religious but non-organized Muslims
Research on Muslim minorities in Europe has focused on Muslim organizations. This is understandable as most organizations are uncomplicated objects of study: they provide members for interviews and locations for participant observation. But many Muslims are not engaged in Muslim organizations. How do we research them? Drawing on the experiences from a study on highly practising, but non-organized Muslims in Aarhus, Denmark, this paper will discus…
Negotiating The Object. Nearness, Distance and The Category ‘Religion’ in Academic Practices
This article critically reflects on the presuppositions of the scholarly study of religion. It does so, by demonstrating the inadequacy of a spatial discourse that is frequently used to demarcate the scholarly study of religion from its object. This spatial discourse is based on the upholding of a sharp demarcation between religion and the academic study of religion, and between object and researcher. This boundary work implies the upholding of a…
Religion and Society Interactions (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Islam (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)