Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
Sadly, in 2020 Italy was one of the countries hardest hit by coronavirus (by 26 February 2021 2020: 2,868,435 infected; 96,974 dead). All religious communities in Italy had to respond quickly and clearly to a common and invisible threat, while providin…
This article investigates how prominent preachers within Sweden’s most active puritan Salafi group, Islam.nu, relate to COVID-19. The article analyzes material published online between March 1, 2020, and July 31, 2020, which is herein divided into thre…
How have Danish Muslims communicated on social media about COVID-19, and how have religious communities been included in the handling of the pandemic? Religion has become part of the public debate in new ways, because religious gathering places have be…
The conflicting and different reactions to Covid-19 pandemic, ranging from a willingness to cooperate with health authorities to a violent rejection of all decisions and measures suggested or taken by local and international authorities are but express…
Jeg viser i denne artikel, hvordan corona-pandemien sammen med sommerens raceuroligheder har rystet de amerikansk-jødiske samfund i deres fundament. Nødvendighed og krise, usikkerhed, nye tankeformer og idealisme er tilsammen i gang med at omforme, hvo…
21 million Germans belong to the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD). This report will highlight initial official theological reactions of the EKD to the Corona pandemic. The Protestant Church faced widespread criticism from prominent figures for its h…
The article discusses the reaction of the Russian Orthodox Church on the pandemic of COVID-19. This research identifies and analyzes major ideological cleavages on this issue, such as the possibility of transmitting viruses via the Eucharist, the relig…
I de arabiske lande har covid-19, ligesom andre steder i verden, ført til restriktioner af den religiøse praksis, blandt andet i form af periodevis lukkede kirker og moskeer. Ligeledes har religiøse autoriteter med henvisning til religionen deltaget i …
I begyndelsen af 2020 var Kina epicenteret for covid-19, hvorfra virussen hurtigt spredte sig til resten af verden. Pandemien kom som et chok for de uforberedte stater og for deres befolkninger, der hurtigt måtte se deres hverdag underlagt restriktione…
Ada I. Engebrigtsen, Peter I. Crawford: Redaksjonelt
Mikkel Rytter: Vejen til paradis: En etnografisk fiktion om familiedynamik, ældreomsorg og antropologisk vidensproduktion
Martin Eggen Mogseth: Ontologisk stratifisering: En kompa…
Islamforskning i Sverige är liksom på andra håll i hög grad samtidsorienterad. Samtidigt finns intressant historiskt material som rör islam och muslimer i Sverige under historisk tid. Denna artikel behandlar några av de muslimer som kom att leva i Sver…
I de siste 20 årene har vi i både norsk og europeisk politikk sett en sterk tendens til at ideer om kjønnslikestilling og kvinnelig frigjøring fra patriarkalske normer er blitt til et potent instrument for politikere som ønsker å framstille islam som e…
Moskeer i Danmark har typisk en kompleks navnepraksis, både pga. den flersproglighed, der præger moskeerne, og fordi de organisatorisk er et relativt nyt fænomen i en dansk kontekst. Artiklen undersøger, om moskenavne er et produktivt felt, der kan gen…
Denne artikel beskriver et forskningsmæssigt ganske ubeskrevet blad i dansk muslimsk historie, nemlig tilstedeværelsen af muslimer og islamisk praksis i Danmark i perioden 1863-1915. Artiklen diskuterer mulige tilgange til at danne sig et kvantitativt …
This research is the first attempt in Georgia to analyse hate speech emerging in Computer-Meditated Communication. Particular attention is paid to the polylogal, asynchronic remarks made by members of the public reacting to online newspaper articles o…
This research is the first attempt in Georgia to analyse hate speech emerging in Computer-Meditated Communication. Particular attention is paid to the polylogal, asynchronic remarks made by members of the public reacting to online newspaper articles o…
In this article the phrase “extreme speech” is used to encompass both hate speech and impoliteness. Legislation against hate speech has been passed in many countries, while work on defining phenomena related to hate speech is still ongoing. As a rule, …
The topic of the present article concerns verbal aggression and focusses on the verbal expression of the emotional mind; specifically, the expression of negative feelings, emotions and attitudes. Since computer-mediated communication is widely used to…
The topic of the present article concerns verbal aggression and focusses on the verbal expression of the emotional mind; specifically, the expression of negative feelings, emotions and attitudes. Since computer-mediated communication is widely used to…
Social media networking websites have become platforms where users can not only share their photos, moments of happiness, success stories and best practices, but can also voice their criticism, discontent and negative emotions. It is interesting to fo…
In this article the phrase “extreme speech” is used to encompass both hate speech and impoliteness. Legislation against hate speech has been passed in many countries, while work on defining phenomena related to hate speech is still ongoing. As a rule, …
Social media networking websites have become platforms where users can not only share their photos, moments of happiness, success stories and best practices, but can also voice their criticism, discontent and negative emotions. It is interesting to fo…
Denne artikel undersøger, hvordan forståelsen og italesættelsen af spørgsmålet omkring religiøse tilhørsforhold kommer til udtryk i kontekst af konflikten i Syrien. Konflikten i Syrien har øget sekteriske skel og ekspliciteret sekteriske kløfter, og ar…
Dette nummer sætter således samlet set fokus på sammenhænge mellem politik, medier, diaspora og islam, og hvordan sådanne sammenhænge får betydning for, hvordan arabiske diasporaer orienterer sig mod forskellige lande, herunder deres oprindelsesland. A…
Debatten om islam og muslimer har – som en central dimension af debatten om integration – været en af de sidste årtiers mest ophedede og polariserede politiske debatter i Danmark. Forskningen har bl.a. kigget på mediernes rolle som videreformidlere såv…