Magdalena Nordin
Biographic Data
| ID | 3604312 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Magdalena Nordin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Magdalena |
| FAMILY NAME | Nordin |
| SIGNATURE | NORDIN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5245-6104 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The politics of death and multiculturalism in Sweden
The article explores the politics of death at Swedish cemeteries using theories of multiculturalism as the analytical lens. It focuses on how group rights and recognition relate to individual rights and recognition in Sweden using Muslim burial practices as the empirical example, showing how social categories are shaped, upheld, and negotiated in a situation that cannot be reconstructed and remains in the hands of others than whom it concerns – n…
A New Ecclesial Landscape
In recent decades, Swedish society has become religiously diverse. However, it is not known whether this diversity has led to an increase in religion. Research into religious changes in cities shows how religion is still important in shaping them, and the aim of this article is, with a focus on number of local churches, is to explore processes of change in the ecclesial landscape in Stockholm Region. We also conducted an in-depth analysis of how …
Family and the Transmission of Traditions in the Syriac Orthodox Church in Sweden
The article is about the relation between religion and family in a diasporic church in Sweden. Focusing on transmission of religious traditions in three Syriac Orthodox parishes, it asks: Where in the church and in what situations does transmission of religious traditions in the parishes take place? Who is part of the transmission of religious traditions in the parishes? How does transmission of religious traditions in the parishes interrelate wi…
Funerals in the north of Europe
Editorial of Approaching Religion, Vol. 13 Issue 1
Migration and Religion
How to Understand Interreligious Dialogue in Sweden in Relation to the Socio-Cultural Context
This article starts by giving an overview on religion in contemporary Sweden and a historic background on IRD -organisations and IRD -activities in the country; followed by a more in-depth description of contemporary IRD , presenting both national and local IRD -organisations and IRD -activities. The article ends with an analysis of how IRD -organisations and IRD -activities relate to the sociocultural context in Sweden, which shows the importanc…
Rooms of Silence at Three Universities in Scandinavia
In recent decades, a new type of room has been established in public institutions in Europe: the rooms of silence. In this article, rooms of silence at three Scandinavian universities are analyzed with focus on intention, materiality, and use in relation to increased religious diversity in the student population, individualization, and ongoing secularization. This is done by using a typology which distinguishes between individual and collective u…
Blurred Religion in Contemporary Sweden
The aim of the article is to highlight the blurred religious situation in contemporary Sweden on an individual level by studying religious needs and practices among patients in the Swedish health care system. Focus is on how religious issues are handled by the health care givers and how patients wish it would be handled. The empirical material for the article is twenty-seven in-depth interviews with former patients and representatives from the he…
Routes and relations in Scandinavian interfaith forums
In the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, as elsewhere in Europe, governance of religious diversity has become a matter of renewed concern. A unique aspect of the Scandinavian situation is the hegemonic status of the respective Lutheran Protestant majority churches, usually referred to as ‘folk churches’, with which the majority of the population associates, alongside a prevalence of high degrees of regional secularism. As suc…
Secularization, religious plurality and position
Swedish society is characterized by secularization, and at the same time, as a result of migration, the country has become more pluralistic. An important consequence of this is the increasing possibilities for cooperation between different religious communities, and a variety of inter-religious cooperation are currently taking place in Sweden. The aim of the article is to show how inter-religious cooperation arises and is maintained at a local le…
Immigrant Language Groups In Religious Organisations
During the process of migration, many immigrants undergo a number of changes in their relationships to their religious organisations. One factor that has emerged as especially important in immigrants’ congregational affiliation is the availability of language groups in immigrants’ mother tongues. This article examines how these groups are formed and the roles they play in the lives of their members. The study is based on interviews conducted with…
Rooms of Silence at Three Universities in Scandinavia
In recent decades, a new type of room has been established in public institutions in Europe: the rooms of silence. In this article, rooms of silence at three Scandinavian universities are analyzed with focus on intention, materiality, and use in relation to increased religious diversity in the student population, individualization, and ongoing secularization. This is done by using a typology which distinguishes between individual and collective u…
Migration and Religion
The politics of death and multiculturalism in Sweden
The article explores the politics of death at Swedish cemeteries using theories of multiculturalism as the analytical lens. It focuses on how group rights and recognition relate to individual rights and recognition in Sweden using Muslim burial practices as the empirical example, showing how social categories are shaped, upheld, and negotiated in a situation that cannot be reconstructed and remains in the hands of others than whom it concerns – n…
Immigrant Language Groups In Religious Organisations
During the process of migration, many immigrants undergo a number of changes in their relationships to their religious organisations. One factor that has emerged as especially important in immigrants’ congregational affiliation is the availability of language groups in immigrants’ mother tongues. This article examines how these groups are formed and the roles they play in the lives of their members. The study is based on interviews conducted with…
Secularization, religious plurality and position
Swedish society is characterized by secularization, and at the same time, as a result of migration, the country has become more pluralistic. An important consequence of this is the increasing possibilities for cooperation between different religious communities, and a variety of inter-religious cooperation are currently taking place in Sweden. The aim of the article is to show how inter-religious cooperation arises and is maintained at a local le…
Blurred Religion in Contemporary Sweden
The aim of the article is to highlight the blurred religious situation in contemporary Sweden on an individual level by studying religious needs and practices among patients in the Swedish health care system. Focus is on how religious issues are handled by the health care givers and how patients wish it would be handled. The empirical material for the article is twenty-seven in-depth interviews with former patients and representatives from the he…
Routes and relations in Scandinavian interfaith forums
In the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, as elsewhere in Europe, governance of religious diversity has become a matter of renewed concern. A unique aspect of the Scandinavian situation is the hegemonic status of the respective Lutheran Protestant majority churches, usually referred to as ‘folk churches’, with which the majority of the population associates, alongside a prevalence of high degrees of regional secularism. As suc…
Rooms of Silence at Three Universities in Scandinavia
In recent decades, a new type of room has been established in public institutions in Europe: the rooms of silence. In this article, rooms of silence at three Scandinavian universities are analyzed with focus on intention, materiality, and use in relation to increased religious diversity in the student population, individualization, and ongoing secularization. This is done by using a typology which distinguishes between individual and collective u…
How to Understand Interreligious Dialogue in Sweden in Relation to the Socio-Cultural Context
This article starts by giving an overview on religion in contemporary Sweden and a historic background on IRD -organisations and IRD -activities in the country; followed by a more in-depth description of contemporary IRD , presenting both national and local IRD -organisations and IRD -activities. The article ends with an analysis of how IRD -organisations and IRD -activities relate to the sociocultural context in Sweden, which shows the importanc…
Family and the Transmission of Traditions in the Syriac Orthodox Church in Sweden
The article is about the relation between religion and family in a diasporic church in Sweden. Focusing on transmission of religious traditions in three Syriac Orthodox parishes, it asks: Where in the church and in what situations does transmission of religious traditions in the parishes take place? Who is part of the transmission of religious traditions in the parishes? How does transmission of religious traditions in the parishes interrelate wi…
Funerals in the north of Europe
Editorial of Approaching Religion, Vol. 13 Issue 1
Migration and Religion
A New Ecclesial Landscape
In recent decades, Swedish society has become religiously diverse. However, it is not known whether this diversity has led to an increase in religion. Research into religious changes in cities shows how religion is still important in shaping them, and the aim of this article is, with a focus on number of local churches, is to explore processes of change in the ecclesial landscape in Stockholm Region. We also conducted an in-depth analysis of how …
The politics of death and multiculturalism in Sweden
The article explores the politics of death at Swedish cemeteries using theories of multiculturalism as the analytical lens. It focuses on how group rights and recognition relate to individual rights and recognition in Sweden using Muslim burial practices as the empirical example, showing how social categories are shaped, upheld, and negotiated in a situation that cannot be reconstructed and remains in the hands of others than whom it concerns – n…
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Religious Tourism and Spaces (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works)