Research program: Recently examined PhD-projects

Hasib Nasiri

“Criticism of Religion in Islamic Thought.” The project revolves around the questions whether religious criticism must necessarily be atheistic and whether self-criticism is possible within Islam. It is an interdisciplinary investigation of religious criticism in the European as well as the Islamic traditions of thought, where Ali Shari'ati's thinking serves as a starting point.

Niklas Nenzén

“Mythical expressions of higher knowledge claims. Dialectical models of thought in 20th century esoteric views of life.” The project is a cross-disciplinary investigation of mythical expressions of higher knowledge claims, which comparatively fits surrealism within the field of 20th century esoteric views of life, popular culture, and intellectual cultural criticism.