Annika Hvithamar
Annika Hvithamar (b. 1971[1]) is a Danish Sociologist of religion, who serves as head of the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen. Her research specializes in religion in Russia including the Russian Orthodox Church and religious minorities such as Jehovah's Witnesses.[2][3] She received her PhD in Sociology of Religion from the University of Copenhagen in 2003.[4][5][6]
Notable works
- Hvithamar, Annika. 2016. "Not Just Caviar and Balalaikas: Unity and Division in Russian Orthodox Congregations in Denmark." Orthodox Identities in Western Europe: Migration, Settlement and Innovation (2016): 213.
- Hvithamar, A. 2008. Sacred Stories: Religion and Spirituality in Modern Russia. Journal of Religion in Europe, 1(3), pp.358-360.
- Hvithamar, Annika. 20015. "Jehovas Vidner. I grænsefladen af den danske religionsmodel." Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift 62: 125-137.
- Hvithamar, Annika. 2009. Ruslands ikoner: fra brugskunst til billedkunst (Russian Icons: From craft to art). Gyldendal A/S, 2009.
Sources
- ^ Brief biography at Kristeligt Dagblad
- ^ Hvithamar interviewed about her work on Jehovah's Witnesses
- ^ Department Website Bio
- ^ [https://bibliotek.dk/work/870970-basis:25109589 Hvithamar, Annika. 20023. "Kirken i Rusland og Rusland i kirken : perspektiver på Den Ortodokse Kirkes Sociale Doktrin i relation til det russiske kirke-stat forhold i det 21. århundrede". Dissertation, University of Copenhagen]
- ^ Portrait in Kristeligt Dagblad on the occasion of her 50th birthday
- ^ Interview about her 2009 Book "Ruslands ikoner - fra brugskunst til billedkunst"