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Research output per year
Personal profile
Expertise
Over the last twenty-five years, Professor Jonas Otterbeck has engaged in research about contemporary Islam, often with political relevance. His most recent research is on Islamic pop music and especially the media company Awakening and its artists like Maher Zain, Harris J and Raef. He also has an interest in research on music censorship and an engagement for artists’ right to expression.
Professor Otterbeck has, among other things, published on the situation of Muslim pupils in Swedish schools, the identity constructions of Muslim youth and their understanding of Islam, the representation of Islam and Muslims in Sweden, Islamic revivalist discourse, active citizenship among Muslims, and the relation between European states and Muslim organizations.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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External positions
Professor of Islamic Studies, Lund University
1 Jan 2014 → 30 Aug 2018
Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, Lund University
1 Jan 2009 → 31 Dec 2013
Assistant Professor, Malmo University College
31 Aug 2000 → 31 Dec 2008
Research Interests
- Islam, Muslims in Europe, popular culture, Muslim youth, Islamic discourses
Digital Commons disciplines
- Music
- Islamic Studies
- Sociology of Culture
- Sociology of Religion
- Migration Studies
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Al-ṣalāt: the Ritual of Rituals in Islam
Otterbeck, J., 2024, Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion. Brissman, I., Linjamaa, P. & Makeeff, T. T. (eds.). Brill Academic Publishers, p. 241-255 15 p. (Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion; vol. 22).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Celebration of Islamic Consumer Goods in London: Design, Production, and Consumption
Otterbeck, J., 1 Jan 2024, The Routledge Handbook of Global Islam and Consumer Culture. Taylor and Francis, p. 377-390 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Dialogic Art: The Photographer Peter Sanders on Promoting Understanding
Otterbeck, J., 1 Jan 2023, Interreligious Encounters in Europe: Sites, Materialities and Practices. Taylor and Francis, p. 177-193 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Finding Tactics and Making Space: The Individuals and the Communities
Nordin, M. & Otterbeck, J., 2023, IMISCOE Research Series. Springer Science and Business Media B.V., p. 43-67 25 p. (IMISCOE Research Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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For the Love of the Beloved: Peter Murphy’s Creative Use of Sufi Tropes
Otterbeck, J., 2023, In: AURA - Tidsskrift for Akademiske Studier Av nyreligiøsitet . 13, p. 21 46 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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