T Brekke
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 42019 |
|---|---|
| NOME | T Brekke |
| PRENOMES | T |
| SOBRENOME | Brekke |
| ASSINATURA | BREKKE T |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Oslo |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7706-6743 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 32 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1998 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Antisemitism and Social Democracy
How can antisemitism persist in a social democracy that prides itself on justice and equality? In this book, Torkel Brekke provides a historical analysis and interpretation of how far-left anti-Zionism entered the political mainstream, using Norway as a case study. Drawing on antisemitic rhetoric and symbols shaped during the Cold War, the far left and the Palestine movement gradually influenced the core institutions of Norway's social democracy,…
The case of WikiIslam
In this article we introduce and utilize the concept scientification of Islamophobia to analyze a website called WikiIslam, and the way that its contents are used by websites and online users in a complex global ecology of knowledge production and consumption regarding Islam and Muslims. We have used an online content marketing platform called SemRush to locate the most disseminated WikiIslam articles on the web, and we have conducted a content a…
Flows and modalities of global Islamophobia
This editorial introduces the Special Issue on Global Islamophobia . Discussing the seven articles in the Special Issue, we critically assess current theorizations that contend that US imperialism and racialization are fundamental to Islamophobia. The scholarship collected in this Special Issue demonstrates that these are only two of many important dimensions of global Islamophobia. This editorial introduces a matrix of global flows and modalitie…
Theological Opportunity Structures and Christian Right Resistance Against the Liberalization of Family Laws in Norway
This article is a qualitative study of a Christian Right Party in Norway and its origin and growth as a reaction against the liberalization of laws pertaining to same-sex marriage, the adoption of children by same-sex couples, and other family-related matters. In order to analyze the contribution of religion in this political party, and in the movement from which it developed, the article introduces the concept of theological opportunity structur…
The Cambridge Companion to Religion and War
This Companion offers a global, comparative history of the interplay between religion and war from ancient times to the present. Moving beyond sensationalist theories that seek to explain why 'religion causes war,' the volume takes a thoughtful look at the connection between religion and war through a variety of lenses - historical, literary, and sociological-as well as the particular features of religious war. The twenty-three carefully nuanced …
Islam and the Spirit of Capitalism
The Role of Imams in Family Counselling with Muslim Families in Norway
This article offers an analysis of the role of Muslim imams in family counselling in Norway based on a survey (N = 35) and in-depth interviews (N = 10) with imams. There has till now been little knowledge about these issues. We find that family counselling is an important part of the work that imams do and they have a high degree of awareness about their potential role as counsellors, but they are also wary of their clients’ high expectations and…
The Rejection of Interest-Based Loans among Muslim Entrepreneurs and Professionals in Finland
This article discusses religiously motivated financial behaviour among young Muslims in Finland. The aim of the article is to provide empirical knowledge of Islam-based views on rejecting interest-based loans and the implications of this among Finnish Muslims. The research questions are: What are the reasons and motivations for rejecting interest-based bank loans? Are there alternative modes of financing? What are the impacts of rejection on pers…
Islamophobia and Antisemitism are Different in Their Potential for Globalization
A widespread assumption in research on prejudice and hate crime is that Islamophobia and antisemitism are analogous phenomena: both travel easily across national and cultural boundaries and adapt to new contexts. This article argues that this assumption is incorrect. Islamophobia works well in very different cultural contexts and shows highly diverse localized expressions. Antisemitism is linked to Christian theology even when expressed in Muslim…
Strukturell rasisme og andre alt-i-ett-begreper
Allah, Villa, Volvo
Some Muslims believe that Islam prohibits interest-bearing finance, including bank loans. What consequences might such ideas have for the lives of Muslims in the West? More specifically, we ask: what are the attitudes and practices in financial matters for highly educated professional Muslims in the Nordic countries? And what are the consequences of this type of financial exclusion? We combine results from a survey (N = 2469) with 40 interviews t…
Innledning
Artikkelen er en kort innledning til et temanummer om den politiske situasjonen i Bosnia-Hercegovina. Anledningen for temanummeret er at det i juli 2020 er 25 år siden den bosnisk-serbiske hæren inntok Srebrenica og massakrerte 8000 bosnjaker. Abstract in English: Introduction: Bosnia and Herzegovina 25 Years after Srebrenica This article is a brief introduction to a thematic issue about the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The occa…
Europas svik mot Bosnia-Hercegovina
EU har gjort en stor feil ved ikke å drive gjennom EU-medlemskap for Bosnia-Hercegovina. De stadige utsettelsene skyldes flere ting, blant annet nasjonale hensyn i EUs medlemsland og en fastlåst politisk situasjon i Bosnia-Hercegovina, som gjør nødvendige reformer vanskelig. Dette har skapt håpløshet i befolkningen og bidrar til fortsatt politisk ustabilitet. Rask integrering i EU og Nato er den eneste sikre veien til fred og utvikling i Bosnia-H…
Mosques, Muslims, Methods
Previous research has questioned the use of mosques as points of entry for research about Muslims in Europe. Part of the background has been a new emphasis on lived religion and a critique of a one-sided focus on religious institutions. We argue that some of this criticism is theoretically ill-founded and we also point out that some trends may make mosques more important in research about Muslims. In section 1, we go through the most important li…
Halal Money
Financial inclusion is high on the agenda for governments as well as for organizations such as the World Bank. Research has pointed out that Muslims worldwide are less included in the formal financial system than non-Muslims, but there is no knowledge about the extent to which religious norms (most importantly the ban on interest on money) lead to financial exclusion among Muslims in the West. In this article I approach the issue of financial exc…
Bridging the Gap Between Ancient and Modern in the Study of Religion and Violence in India
Taiwan’s Tzu Chi as Engaged Buddhism
Religion and sex-selective abortion
Sex-selective abortion is a contentious issue in some Asian countries. Recent research suggests that some Asian immigrants to the West continue this practice. A recent retrospective cohort study of live births in mothers of Indian (n = 1597) and Pakistani (n = 5617) origin suggested a skewed female-to-male sex ratio among children born in Norway. Significant differences were observed in the sex ratio of children born to mothers of Indian origin c…
Fundamentalism
This book investigates the origins of fundamentalism, outlining its characteristics and the history of key fundamentalist movements around the world, considering examples from Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism. The book argues that fundamentalism develops when modern lay religious leaders challenge the authority of secular states and traditional religious establishments. These new leaders and their followers seek to infuse religious valu…
Religion, Conflict and Military Intervention
The Concept Of Religion And The Debate On The Rights Of Women In The Constitutional Debates Of India
Bones of Contention
Relics of Sāriputta and Moggallāna, two of the Buddha's closest disciples, were discovered by Fred. C. Maisey and Alexander Cunningham in a stūpa at Sānchī in 1851 and were re-enshrined at the same place in November 1952. The exact whereabouts of the relics between these two dates has been uncertain, partly because both Buddhists and scholars have assumed, incorrectly, that the relics that were brought back to India had been in the possession of …
Baptism and the Bible in Bengal
Bokspalte
Sinister nexus»
Mosques, Muslims, Methods
Previous research has questioned the use of mosques as points of entry for research about Muslims in Europe. Part of the background has been a new emphasis on lived religion and a critique of a one-sided focus on religious institutions. We argue that some of this criticism is theoretically ill-founded and we also point out that some trends may make mosques more important in research about Muslims. In section 1, we go through the most important li…
Bones of Contention
Relics of Sāriputta and Moggallāna, two of the Buddha's closest disciples, were discovered by Fred. C. Maisey and Alexander Cunningham in a stūpa at Sānchī in 1851 and were re-enshrined at the same place in November 1952. The exact whereabouts of the relics between these two dates has been uncertain, partly because both Buddhists and scholars have assumed, incorrectly, that the relics that were brought back to India had been in the possession of …
Halal Money
Financial inclusion is high on the agenda for governments as well as for organizations such as the World Bank. Research has pointed out that Muslims worldwide are less included in the formal financial system than non-Muslims, but there is no knowledge about the extent to which religious norms (most importantly the ban on interest on money) lead to financial exclusion among Muslims in the West. In this article I approach the issue of financial exc…
The Ethics of War and the Concept of War in India and Europe
The European just war tradition makes a distinction between matters of just resort to war (jus ad bellum) and matters of just means in war (jus in bello). If one compares the just war tradition with ethical systems of other cultures, one is struck by the European concern about jus ad bellum and the lack of interest in the same in other traditions. I compare the ethics of war in two important literary traditions of classical Hinduism with the Euro…
The Conceptual Foundation of Missionary Hinduism
This article considers the development of the idea of a universal and missionary Hinduism in the writing of Swami Vivekananda. Vivekananda was the most vigorous proponent of ideas which had been taking shape throughout the nineteenth century. It is argued that the idea of Hinduism as a “missionary” religion came about as part of the conceptual evolution of religion and dharma which developed in the wake of contacts with Europeans. The process too…
The Role of Fear in Indian Religious Thought With Special Reference to Buddhism
Contradiction and the Merit of Giving in Indian Religions
The gift has been an important focus of research on Indian sociology and religion. However, almost all research has been confined to the Hindu tradition. I believe we can shed new light on religious giving if we focus on common themes in the main religions of the sub-continent. In this article I look at the textual traditions on giving in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. My thesis is that these traditions share basic contradictions in their ideas …
The Rejection of Interest-Based Loans among Muslim Entrepreneurs and Professionals in Finland
This article discusses religiously motivated financial behaviour among young Muslims in Finland. The aim of the article is to provide empirical knowledge of Islam-based views on rejecting interest-based loans and the implications of this among Finnish Muslims. The research questions are: What are the reasons and motivations for rejecting interest-based bank loans? Are there alternative modes of financing? What are the impacts of rejection on pers…
Contradiction and the Merit of Giving in Indian Religions
The gift has been an important focus of research on Indian sociology and religion. However, almost all research has been confined to the Hindu tradition. I believe we can shed new light on religious giving if we focus on common themes in the main religions of the sub-continent. In this article I look at the textual traditions on giving in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. My thesis is that these traditions share basic contradictions in their ideas …
The Conceptual Foundation of Missionary Hinduism
This article considers the development of the idea of a universal and missionary Hinduism in the writing of Swami Vivekananda. Vivekananda was the most vigorous proponent of ideas which had been taking shape throughout the nineteenth century. It is argued that the idea of Hinduism as a “missionary” religion came about as part of the conceptual evolution of religion and dharma which developed in the wake of contacts with Europeans. The process too…
The Role of Fear in Indian Religious Thought With Special Reference to Buddhism
The Religious Motivation of the Early Buddhists
Journal Article The Religious Motivation of the Early Buddhists Get access Torkel Brekke Torkel Brekke Torkel Brekke has a PhJ5. in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford, Wolison College, Oxford OX2 6UD, U.K Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume 67, Issue 4, December 1999, Pages 849–866, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/67.4.849 Published: 01 December 19…
En ny kjernefysisk tidsalder? Kjernevåpen, nedrustning og strategisk utvikling i Sør-Asia
Historical perspectives on the development of religious nationalism under U Nu and its implications for freedom of religion in modern Burma
Bokspalte
Sinister nexus»
The Ethics of War and the Concept of War in India and Europe
The European just war tradition makes a distinction between matters of just resort to war (jus ad bellum) and matters of just means in war (jus in bello). If one compares the just war tradition with ethical systems of other cultures, one is struck by the European concern about jus ad bellum and the lack of interest in the same in other traditions. I compare the ethics of war in two important literary traditions of classical Hinduism with the Euro…
Baptism and the Bible in Bengal
Bones of Contention
Relics of Sāriputta and Moggallāna, two of the Buddha's closest disciples, were discovered by Fred. C. Maisey and Alexander Cunningham in a stūpa at Sānchī in 1851 and were re-enshrined at the same place in November 1952. The exact whereabouts of the relics between these two dates has been uncertain, partly because both Buddhists and scholars have assumed, incorrectly, that the relics that were brought back to India had been in the possession of …
The Concept Of Religion And The Debate On The Rights Of Women In The Constitutional Debates Of India
Fundamentalism
This book investigates the origins of fundamentalism, outlining its characteristics and the history of key fundamentalist movements around the world, considering examples from Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism. The book argues that fundamentalism develops when modern lay religious leaders challenge the authority of secular states and traditional religious establishments. These new leaders and their followers seek to infuse religious valu…
Religion, Conflict and Military Intervention
Religion and sex-selective abortion
Sex-selective abortion is a contentious issue in some Asian countries. Recent research suggests that some Asian immigrants to the West continue this practice. A recent retrospective cohort study of live births in mothers of Indian (n = 1597) and Pakistani (n = 5617) origin suggested a skewed female-to-male sex ratio among children born in Norway. Significant differences were observed in the sex ratio of children born to mothers of Indian origin c…
Bridging the Gap Between Ancient and Modern in the Study of Religion and Violence in India
Taiwan’s Tzu Chi as Engaged Buddhism
Halal Money
Financial inclusion is high on the agenda for governments as well as for organizations such as the World Bank. Research has pointed out that Muslims worldwide are less included in the formal financial system than non-Muslims, but there is no knowledge about the extent to which religious norms (most importantly the ban on interest on money) lead to financial exclusion among Muslims in the West. In this article I approach the issue of financial exc…
Mosques, Muslims, Methods
Previous research has questioned the use of mosques as points of entry for research about Muslims in Europe. Part of the background has been a new emphasis on lived religion and a critique of a one-sided focus on religious institutions. We argue that some of this criticism is theoretically ill-founded and we also point out that some trends may make mosques more important in research about Muslims. In section 1, we go through the most important li…
Allah, Villa, Volvo
Some Muslims believe that Islam prohibits interest-bearing finance, including bank loans. What consequences might such ideas have for the lives of Muslims in the West? More specifically, we ask: what are the attitudes and practices in financial matters for highly educated professional Muslims in the Nordic countries? And what are the consequences of this type of financial exclusion? We combine results from a survey (N = 2469) with 40 interviews t…
Innledning
Artikkelen er en kort innledning til et temanummer om den politiske situasjonen i Bosnia-Hercegovina. Anledningen for temanummeret er at det i juli 2020 er 25 år siden den bosnisk-serbiske hæren inntok Srebrenica og massakrerte 8000 bosnjaker. Abstract in English: Introduction: Bosnia and Herzegovina 25 Years after Srebrenica This article is a brief introduction to a thematic issue about the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The occa…
Europas svik mot Bosnia-Hercegovina
EU har gjort en stor feil ved ikke å drive gjennom EU-medlemskap for Bosnia-Hercegovina. De stadige utsettelsene skyldes flere ting, blant annet nasjonale hensyn i EUs medlemsland og en fastlåst politisk situasjon i Bosnia-Hercegovina, som gjør nødvendige reformer vanskelig. Dette har skapt håpløshet i befolkningen og bidrar til fortsatt politisk ustabilitet. Rask integrering i EU og Nato er den eneste sikre veien til fred og utvikling i Bosnia-H…
Islamophobia and Antisemitism are Different in Their Potential for Globalization
A widespread assumption in research on prejudice and hate crime is that Islamophobia and antisemitism are analogous phenomena: both travel easily across national and cultural boundaries and adapt to new contexts. This article argues that this assumption is incorrect. Islamophobia works well in very different cultural contexts and shows highly diverse localized expressions. Antisemitism is linked to Christian theology even when expressed in Muslim…
Strukturell rasisme og andre alt-i-ett-begreper
Islam and the Spirit of Capitalism
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