Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Tero Heinonen is a PhD candidate in the Study of Religions working on an ethnographic dissertation project on the role of music-making in contemporary spirituality and new religious movements in Finland. His research interests include the sociology and psychology of religious emotion, interaction ritual theory, role theories of religion, and musical experience in Indian guru movements and contemporary spirituality. His research has been funded by the Donner Institute for Research into Religion and Culture, Graduate School at Åbo Akademi University, and the Society for Swedish Literature in Finland (SLS).
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Uushenkinen musiikki ja uskonnon rooliteoriat
Translated title of the contribution :Music in contemporary spirituality and role theories of religion Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Facilitating pura medicina: Finnish mystical tourism and religious appropriation
Heinonen, T., 18 Dec 2023, In: Approaching Religion. 13, 3, p. 7-22 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Kirtan: Music, Emotion, and Belonging in Finnish Holistic Spirituality
Heinonen, T., 14 Oct 2023, Eastern Practices and Nordic Bodies: Lived Religion, Spirituality and Healing in the Nordic Countries. Plank, K. & Enstedt, D. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 93-115 (Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities (PSNRAS)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Compassion embodied – the particular power of the arts
Horwitz, E. B., Heinonen, T., Pessi, A. B. & Worline, M., 31 Oct 2022, Using Art for Social Transformation: International Perspective for Social Workers, Community Workers and Art Therapists. Bos, E. & Huss, E. (eds.). Informa Routledge, p. 144-155 (Routledge Advances in Social Work).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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Sounding the gods, distilling wellbeing: inner role-taking and sacralization of emotion in contemporary spirituality
Heinonen, T. (Speaker)
10 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
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Religion: Concealed and Revealed
Wickström, L. (Organiser), Vähäkangas, M. (Organiser), Höglund, T. (Organiser), Korpi, O. (Organiser), Mladenovic, D. (Participant), Mansikka, J. (Participant), Plichta, E. (Participant), Ray, T. (Participant), Johansson, S. (Participant), Barsnes, E. (Participant), Lindahl, S. (Participant), Högberg, S. (Participant), Heinonen, T. (Participant), Helenius, T. (Participant), Ramstedt, T. (Participant), Czimbalmos, M. (Participant), Annunen, L. (Participant) & Dahl, K. (Participant)
9 Jun 2025 → 12 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, symposium or workshop
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Musiikin ja läsnäolon tilat: vuorovaikutusrituaalit ja kollektiivinen tunne uushenkisen musiikin terapeuttisessa eetoksessa
Heinonen, T. (Speaker)
24 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
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Kirtan and sacred chants as sites of learning
Heinonen, T. (Speaker)
17 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
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Spiritual singing circles in Finland
Heinonen, T. (Speaker)
2 Sept 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
Press/Media
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Religiös kirtan som lovprisning av Gud
01/10/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Social Media Activity/Appearance
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Kirtan - Indisk religiös sång i Finland
02/11/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Social Media Activity/Appearance