Egil Asprem Professor
Contact
Name and title: Egil AspremProfessor
ORCID0000-0001-9944-1241 Länk till annan webbplats.
Workplace: Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies Länk till annan webbplats.
Visiting address Room E 722
About me
Professor of the history of religions, specialising in the study of esotericism, the history of magic, alternative spritiualities, and relations between esotericism and science. Theoretical interests include naturalistic (cognitive and evolutionary) as well as social-scientific and critical approaches to religion.
Responsible for doctoral education in the history of religions.
My research interests revolve around the study of esotericism and magic in history and the present. Related research interests include religion and/in the history of science, modernisation processes, religion and conspiracy theories, naturalistic explanatory models in the study of religions, and critical Romani studies.