Draft:Mathias Nygaard
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Mathias Nygaard is a Norwegian academic and professor of religious studies at Volda University College.[1] His work focuses on the history of religions, philosophy, and anthropology.
Nygaard holds a PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Aberdeen and has held academic positions in Norway, Sweden, Germany, and Japan. He has been affiliated with institutions such as the University of Tübingen and Kobe University.
His publications cover such topics as historical religions, myth, and the role of belief systems and rituals in both religious and secular culture.[2][3][4][5] He was promoted to full professor at Volda in November 2024.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mathias Nygaard | Høgskulen i Volda". www.hivolda.no. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ Nygaard, Mathias (2022-11-01). "Symbol and Ritual in Contemporary Norwegian Asatru". Nova Religio. 26 (2): 49–69. doi:10.1525/nr.2022.26.2.49. ISSN 1092-6690.
- ^ Nygaard, Mathias E. (2022-04-03). "On the So-Called Shamanistic Substratum of European Culture". Folklore. 133 (2): 115–138. doi:10.1080/0015587X.2021.1975943. ISSN 0015-587X.
- ^ Nygaard, Mathias Ephraim (2019-04-03). "Tomte Stories in Swedish Hälsingland: Place and Vernacular Religion". Folklore. 130 (2): 153–174. doi:10.1080/0015587X.2018.1556980. ISSN 0015-587X.
- ^ Nygaard, Mathias Ephraim (2019-08-08). "Swedish fermented herring as a marker of rural identity: the Alfta surströmmingsskiva". Food, Culture & Society. 22 (4): 407–422. doi:10.1080/15528014.2019.1620585. ISSN 1552-8014.
- ^ Lystad, Elise (2024-11-15). "Tre nye professorer i Volda". www.khrono.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-05-14.