Simone Pfeifer
Biographic Data
| ID | 281898 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simone Pfeifer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simone |
| FAMILY NAME | Pfeifer |
| SIGNATURE | PFEIFER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sonnenhalde (Switzerland) |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7636-1855 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Disentangling Jihad, Political Violence and Media
The entanglement of Jihad, Political Violence, and Media has determined the lives of Muslims in Europe and the US over the past 20 years. This book unravels the nexus of these elements, to critically examine how their conjunction is perpetuated, reproduced, or disputed. In 16 case studies, the contributors critically reflect on the identification of jihad with political violence, address the academic, legal, political and broader public productio…
Calling to Prayer in ‘Pandemic Times’
This article explores how the regulations imposed during Germany’s first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 impacted on gendered mosque spaces and the digital spheres relating to those spaces. Examining the call to prayer as a sensory form that establishes “aesthetic formations” (Meyer 2009), the article unpacks gender-specific Muslim perspectives on space within mosques and the contested position mosques occupy in German public space. Paying particular a…
Religion and Spirituality as Relevant Dimensions in Psychiatric Patients-From Research to Practice
Background: Associations between psychiatric syndromes and religion/spirituality (R/S) are confounded by a diversity of descriptive instruments, the interpretation of statistical correlations, and the highly individual experience of illness. Method: This presentation focuses on three major syndromes in psychiatric patients: (a) delusions with religious content, (b) depressive conditions, and (c) anxiety disorders. Results: The content of delusion…
In/Visible Images of Mobility
This article explores portrait images, wedding albums and Facebook images as personal migrant archives. Examining the particular temporalities and the analog–digital materialities of the images, we unfold their significance for the construction of transnational sociality among Senegalese in Berlin and Dakar, from the perspective of women. By addressing distinct audiences the archives of migration are purposefully made (in)visible by their owners,…
Circulating Family Images
In her contribution Simone Pfeifer reflects on the experiences of doing fieldwork with and without a non-anthropological partner and child in Dakar and Berlin. Inquiring into transnational media practices, she contrasts her own making and circulation of family images, including the use of Skype, with that of her interlocutors. Through this she demonstrates how notions of transnational families are constructed and shaped not only by global image p…
Challenges in Digital Ethnography
The article explores ethical challenges in digital media ethnography in the field of militant political Islam, pointing to the dilemma that arises in doing research on Islam as part of the securitised research funding system. Expanding on discussions in anthropology about the principles of “do no harm” and “be open and honest about your work”, the authors reflectively contextualise the interrelated notions of “Jihadism” and “Salafism” and examine…
Social Media im transnationalen Alltag
Welche Rolle spielen digitale Medien im transnationalen sozialen Alltag? Für Senegales_innen in Berlin und Dakar erfüllen sie eine besondere Funktion: Mobiltelefone, Social Media, digitale Fotografie und Videos ermöglichen es, abwesende Personen - Geschwister, Freunde oder Ehepartner - auf spezifische Weise präsent zu machen. Simone Pfeifers medienethnografische Arbeit bezieht die Perspektiven aus Deutschland und Senegal gleichberechtigt in die U…
Anxiety, depression, and religiosity—a controlled clinical study
Studies on religiosity and mental health have yielded mixed results. There are few studies in clinical settings, many of which are limited to an older population. This study had the goal of firstly exploring the interrelation of neuroticism and religiosity in clinically diagnosed patients compared with a group of healthy controls, and secondly, exploring differential aspects of positive or negative perceptions of religion in the individual. Metho…
Faith-induced Neurosis
Psychopathology in religious patients is often attributed to their faith. Even within the Christian therapeutic community, there are several labels suggesting faith-induced pathology, such as Toxic Faith, or Adult Children of Evangelicals. A European equivalent is found in the term Ecclesiogenic Neurosis. These concepts are examined critically for their consistency as a construct. Empirical research and clinical experience suggest that psychopath…
Belief in demons and exorcism in psychiatric patients in Switzerland
Belief in demons as the cause of mental health problems is a well‐known phenomenon in many cultures of the world. However, there is little literature on this phenomenon in Protestant subcultures of the West. The author conducted a systematic investigation of the prevalence of this attribution in 343 mainly Protestant out‐patients of a psychiatric clinic in Switzerland, who described themselves as religious. Of these, 129 (37.6 per cent) believed …
Belief in demons and exorcism in psychiatric patients in Switzerland
Belief in demons as the cause of mental health problems is a well‐known phenomenon in many cultures of the world. However, there is little literature on this phenomenon in Protestant subcultures of the West. The author conducted a systematic investigation of the prevalence of this attribution in 343 mainly Protestant out‐patients of a psychiatric clinic in Switzerland, who described themselves as religious. Of these, 129 (37.6 per cent) believed …
Challenges in Digital Ethnography
The article explores ethical challenges in digital media ethnography in the field of militant political Islam, pointing to the dilemma that arises in doing research on Islam as part of the securitised research funding system. Expanding on discussions in anthropology about the principles of “do no harm” and “be open and honest about your work”, the authors reflectively contextualise the interrelated notions of “Jihadism” and “Salafism” and examine…
Calling to Prayer in ‘Pandemic Times’
This article explores how the regulations imposed during Germany’s first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 impacted on gendered mosque spaces and the digital spheres relating to those spaces. Examining the call to prayer as a sensory form that establishes “aesthetic formations” (Meyer 2009), the article unpacks gender-specific Muslim perspectives on space within mosques and the contested position mosques occupy in German public space. Paying particular a…
Faith-induced Neurosis
Psychopathology in religious patients is often attributed to their faith. Even within the Christian therapeutic community, there are several labels suggesting faith-induced pathology, such as Toxic Faith, or Adult Children of Evangelicals. A European equivalent is found in the term Ecclesiogenic Neurosis. These concepts are examined critically for their consistency as a construct. Empirical research and clinical experience suggest that psychopath…
Belief in demons and exorcism in psychiatric patients in Switzerland
Belief in demons as the cause of mental health problems is a well‐known phenomenon in many cultures of the world. However, there is little literature on this phenomenon in Protestant subcultures of the West. The author conducted a systematic investigation of the prevalence of this attribution in 343 mainly Protestant out‐patients of a psychiatric clinic in Switzerland, who described themselves as religious. Of these, 129 (37.6 per cent) believed …
Anxiety, depression, and religiosity—a controlled clinical study
Studies on religiosity and mental health have yielded mixed results. There are few studies in clinical settings, many of which are limited to an older population. This study had the goal of firstly exploring the interrelation of neuroticism and religiosity in clinically diagnosed patients compared with a group of healthy controls, and secondly, exploring differential aspects of positive or negative perceptions of religion in the individual. Metho…
Social Media im transnationalen Alltag
Welche Rolle spielen digitale Medien im transnationalen sozialen Alltag? Für Senegales_innen in Berlin und Dakar erfüllen sie eine besondere Funktion: Mobiltelefone, Social Media, digitale Fotografie und Videos ermöglichen es, abwesende Personen - Geschwister, Freunde oder Ehepartner - auf spezifische Weise präsent zu machen. Simone Pfeifers medienethnografische Arbeit bezieht die Perspektiven aus Deutschland und Senegal gleichberechtigt in die U…
Circulating Family Images
In her contribution Simone Pfeifer reflects on the experiences of doing fieldwork with and without a non-anthropological partner and child in Dakar and Berlin. Inquiring into transnational media practices, she contrasts her own making and circulation of family images, including the use of Skype, with that of her interlocutors. Through this she demonstrates how notions of transnational families are constructed and shaped not only by global image p…
Challenges in Digital Ethnography
The article explores ethical challenges in digital media ethnography in the field of militant political Islam, pointing to the dilemma that arises in doing research on Islam as part of the securitised research funding system. Expanding on discussions in anthropology about the principles of “do no harm” and “be open and honest about your work”, the authors reflectively contextualise the interrelated notions of “Jihadism” and “Salafism” and examine…
In/Visible Images of Mobility
This article explores portrait images, wedding albums and Facebook images as personal migrant archives. Examining the particular temporalities and the analog–digital materialities of the images, we unfold their significance for the construction of transnational sociality among Senegalese in Berlin and Dakar, from the perspective of women. By addressing distinct audiences the archives of migration are purposefully made (in)visible by their owners,…
Calling to Prayer in ‘Pandemic Times’
This article explores how the regulations imposed during Germany’s first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 impacted on gendered mosque spaces and the digital spheres relating to those spaces. Examining the call to prayer as a sensory form that establishes “aesthetic formations” (Meyer 2009), the article unpacks gender-specific Muslim perspectives on space within mosques and the contested position mosques occupy in German public space. Paying particular a…
Religion and Spirituality as Relevant Dimensions in Psychiatric Patients-From Research to Practice
Background: Associations between psychiatric syndromes and religion/spirituality (R/S) are confounded by a diversity of descriptive instruments, the interpretation of statistical correlations, and the highly individual experience of illness. Method: This presentation focuses on three major syndromes in psychiatric patients: (a) delusions with religious content, (b) depressive conditions, and (c) anxiety disorders. Results: The content of delusion…
Disentangling Jihad, Political Violence and Media
The entanglement of Jihad, Political Violence, and Media has determined the lives of Muslims in Europe and the US over the past 20 years. This book unravels the nexus of these elements, to critically examine how their conjunction is perpetuated, reproduced, or disputed. In 16 case studies, the contributors critically reflect on the identification of jihad with political violence, address the academic, legal, political and broader public productio…
Political science (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Anxiety (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works)