Stefan Arvidsson

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Stefan Arvidsson
Born1968
Tranås, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Academic background
Alma mater Lund University

Stefan Arvidsson (born 1968) is a Swedish historian who is Professor of the History of religions at Stockholm University and Professor in the Study of Religions at Linnaeus University. [1] [2]

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Biography

Stefan Arvidsson was born in Tranås, Sweden in 1968. Arvidsson received his PhD in the History of religions at Lund University in 2000.

In 2007, he was appointed Associate Professor of the History of Religions at Stockholm University. Since 2012, he has been Professor in the History of Religions at Stockholm University and Professor in the Study of Religions at Linnaeus University. [1]

Theories

Arvidsson is a Marxist, "but not in a dogmatic way". [3] Regretting that the Swedish Social Democratic Party and the Left Party have abandoned what he considers genuine socialism, he is a proponent of a more radical form of socialism in line with the "Eat the Rich" slogan. [4] Arvidsson refers to this as "romantic socialism", which he contrasts with "classic socialism". [5] He has been the author and editor of numerous Marxist publications. [6] Several of his publications and research projects have been funded by Sveriges riksbank. [2]

Arvidsson's PhD thesis examined Indo-European studies, and was published in English under the title Aryan Idols. The Indo-European Mythology as Ideology and Science (2006). Arvidsson considers Indo-European studies to be a pseudoscientific field, and has described Indo-European mythology as "the most sinister mythology of modern times". [2] In his works, Arvidsson has sought to expose what he considers to be fascist political sympathies of Indo-Europeanists such as Georges Dumézil. Arvidsson suggests that such an exposure may result in the abolishment ("Ragnarök") of the concept of Indo-European mythology. [7]

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 "Stefan Arvidsson". Routledge . Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Stefan Arvidsson". Linnaeus University . 17 June 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Carlson, Maria (2008). "Arvidsson, Stefan". Folklorica. 13. Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Folklore Association: 179–182. doi: 10.17161/folklorica.v13i0.3807 .
  4. ↑ Lehnberg, Anne-Li (12 December 2012). "Våga vara socialister!" [Dare to be Socialists!]. Flamman . Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Sanner, Inga (2016). "Längtan tillbaka till tiden före det industriella genombrottet". Tidskriften Respons . Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Lindqvist, Inga-Lina (12 September 2007). "Marxistisk fest – men vad händer sen?" [Marxist Party - But What Happens Later?]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Arvidsson, Stefan (June 1999). "Aryan Mythology As Science and Ideology". Journal of the American Academy of Religion . 67 (2). Oxford University Press: 327–354. doi:10.1093/jaarel/67.2.327. JSTOR   1465740 . Retrieved 8 September 2020.

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