Mattias Gardell
Hans Bertil Mattias Gardell (born 10 August 1959) is a Swedish historian and scholar of comparative religion. He is the current holder of the Nathan Söderblom Chair of Comparative Religion at Uppsala University, Sweden. He was the first Lenin Award laureate in 2009,[1] and received The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities Award for Distinguished Research in the Humanities, the Royal Gold Medal, in 2003.
Career
Mattias Gardell was born in
Gardell specializes in the study of religious extremism and religious racism in the
As an expert on Islamophobia, he testified as an expert witness in the trial of Anders Behring Breivik[3] and co-authored the "Sweden"-section of the European Islamophobia Report 2017 published by Turkish think-tank SETA.[4]
Political views
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Gardell is a
Ship to Gaza
Gardell was one of eleven Swedish activists from
Islamic terrorism
Gardell has the view that individuals who commit acts of
Personal life
Gardell is the son of Bertil Gardell, a professor in social psychology, and the brother of writer and comedian Jonas Gardell. He is married to Edda Manga.
He has said that he feels an attachment to
Bibliography
- Countdown to Armageddon: Minister Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam in the Latter Days. ISBN 91-7153-370-2. (dissertation)
- In the Name of Elijah Muhammad: Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam. ISBN 0-8223-1852-0.
- Rasrisk: rasister, separatister och amerikanska kulturkonflikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Federativ. 1998. ISBN 91-86474-22-7.
- ISBN 0-8223-3059-8.
- Bin Ladin i våra hjärtan: globaliseringen och framväxten av politisk islam (in Swedish). Stockholm: Leopard. 2005. ISBN 91-7343-024-2.
- Tortyrens återkomst (in Swedish). Stockholm: Leopard. 2008. ISBN 978-91-7343-171-2.
- Islamofobi (in Swedish), Stockholm: Leopard, 2010, ISBN 978-91-7343-288-7
- Raskrigaren. Seriemördaren Peter Mangs. 2015. Leopard förlag. Swedish. ISBN 9789173433815.[12]
- Lone Wolf Race Warriors and White Genocide. Cambridge University Press. 2021. ISBN 978-1108711135.
References
- ^ "Mattias Gardell | Leninpriset". Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Mattias Gardell ny professor i jämförande religionsvetenskap" (Press release) (in Swedish). Uppsala University. 8 March 2006. Archived from the original on 30 April 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ "Skal alle med Breiviks tanker innlegges, må dere bygge en stor anstalt". Vg.no. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ISBN 9789752459618.
- ^ Ohlin, Pontus (3 April 2006). "Anarkist, hedning och professor" (in Swedish). Vår bostad. Archived from the original on 23 May 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Möt Mattias Gardell - Hedningen som försvarar politisk islam | Forskning & Framsteg". Fof.se (in Swedish). March 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Högström, Erik (31 May 2010). "Gardell ombord på bordat fartyg" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ^ "Alla svenskar från Gazakonvojen hemma igen". Ekot. 3 June 2010. Sveriges Radio. P1.
- ^ Bitte Hammargren (3 June 2010). "SvD: "Det var rena avrättningar"". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Svd.se. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ "Videointervjuer". ArA - Antirasistiska Akademin (in Swedish). 8 January 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Möt Mattias Gardell - Hedningen som försvarar politisk islam". March 2007.
- ^ "Raskrigaren – Leopard förlag". Leopardforlag.se. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
External links
- Mattias Gardell page att Uppsala University https://katalog.uu.se/profile/?id=N96-202
Media related to Mattias Gardell at Wikimedia Commons