Projekt per år
Personlig profil
Forskningsintressen
List of Publications (12/2021)
Keynotes and Conference Presentations (12/2021)
Current position
Director, the Donner Institute for Research in Religion and Culture, Turku, Finland (start: June 2013). Leading the work at the institute, including research and library facilities, own research, arranging of conferences and networks, granting scholarships, academic publishing.
My main research interests concern contemporary Judaism, interreligious dialogue and ethnographic research methodology within the humanities. I am especially interested in the relationship between the arts (particularly music) and religion. Chronologically, I work predominantly with contemporary religion, combining ethnographic research methods with content analysis and approaches deriving from the philosophy of religion.
Since 2016, I have been editor of the scholarly journal Nordisk judaistik / Scandinavian Jewish Studies, currently together with Dr. Svante Lundgren, Lund University.
I am also the director of the research project Boundaries of Jewish Identities in Contemporary Finland (Minhag Finland) finansed by the Polin Institute.
Biografi
Education
- Docent (Associate Professor), History of Religions, Uppsala University (29.5 2018).
- Docent (Associate Professor), Study of Religions, Åbo Akademi University (11.8 2006).
- Doctor of Theology, Åbo Akademi University (30.11 2018). Jewish studies
- Doctor of Philosophy, Åbo Akademi University (18.6 2004). Study of Religions
- Master of Theology, Åbo Akademi University (31.5 2015). Jewish studies
- Master of Arts, Åbo Akademi University (12.5 2000). Study of Religions
- Information Studies (60 credits), Åbo Akademi University (qualification for librarian), 2012.
Utbildning / akademisk kvalifikation
Fil. Dr.
Tilldelningsdatum: 30 nov. 2018
Fil. Dr.
Tilldelningsdatum: 18 juni 2004
Externa befattningar
Head of Research, Åbo Akademi University Foundation
2019 → …
Docent, Uppsala University
2018 → …
Forskare, Donner Institute for Research in Religion and Culture
1 apr. 2010 → 31 mars 2012
Akademilektor i religionsvetenskap
1 aug. 2008 → 31 juli 2009
Forskardoktor, Finlands Akademi
1 mars 2007 → 3 dec. 2010
Docent
2006 → …
Forskare, Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI), University of Tampere
1 aug. 2005 → 31 mars 2010
Postdoktoral forskare
1 juni 2005 → 31 juli 2005
Samarbetande forskare, Research Institute for Project Based Industry (PBI)
2002 → 2004
Forskarstuderande i religionsvetenskap
1 aug. 2000 → 31 dec. 2004
Nyckelord
- BL Religion
- contemporary religion
- ethnography
- interreligious dialogue
- religion and the arts
- BM Judaism
- Minhag Finland
- Jewish music
- GR Folklore
- vernacular religion
- M Music
- Jewish music
Fingeravtryck
- 1 Liknande profiler
Nätverk
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Minhag Finland: Boundaries of Jewish Identities in Contemporary Finland
Illman, R., Muir, S., Czimbalmos, M., Pataricza, D. & Tuori, R.
Waldemar von Frenckell’s Foundation, Ella and Georg Ehrnrooth Foundation, Inez and Julius Polin Institute for Theological Research
01/01/18 → 31/12/22
Projekt: Stiftelser och fonder
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NJ: Nordisk judaistik / Scandinavian Jewish Studies
Illman, R. & Lundgren, S.
Nordic Board for Periodicals in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOP-HS)
01/01/16 → 31/12/22
Projekt: Forskning
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Aboagora: Aboagora - Between Arts and Sciences
Illman, R., Leskelä-Kärki, M., Erävaara, T., Huopalainen, A., Törnroos-Remes, A., Laine, S., Lehtonen, M. & Kärki, K.
Svenska kulturfonden, Konestiftelsen
01/01/11 → …
Projekt: Övrig
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Argumenta: Uskontolukutaito moniarvoisessa yhteiskunnassa
Sakaranaho, T., Illman, R., Konttori, J., Linjakumpu, A., Ubani, M., Rissanen, I. & Tiilikainen, M.
01/01/19 → 31/05/21
Projekt: Forskning
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YARG: Young Adults and Religion in a Global Perspective
Nynäs, P., Illman, R., Lassander, M. T., Sjö, S., Moberg, M., Dahl, K., Meijer, M., Vrublevskaya, P., Kontala, J., Kheir, S. & Broo, M.
Åbo Akademi University Foundation
01/01/15 → 31/12/18
Projekt: Forskning
Publikationer
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Knowing, Being, and Doing Religion: Introducing an Analytical Model for Researching Vernacular Religion
Illman, R. & Czimbalmos, M., 22 dec. 2020, I: Temenos - Nordic Journal of Comparative Religion. 56, 2, s. 171-199Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel › Vetenskaplig › Peer review
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Nordisk judaistik / Scandinavian Jewish Studies Vol 31 No 2 (2020)
Illman, R. (red.) & Lundgren, S. (red.), 2020, Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History. (Nordisk Judaistik)Forskningsoutput: Bok/tidskrift/rapport › Antologi/redigerad tidskrift › Vetenskaplig › Peer review
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Editorial
Illman, R. & Lundgren, S., 14 dec. 2020, I: Nordisk judaistik. 31, 2, s. 1-2Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Ledare › Vetenskaplig
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Minnen från ett finskjudiskt musikerliv i tradition och förändring: Hillel Tokaziers biografi [Book review]
Illman, R., 14 dec. 2020, I: Nordisk judaistik. 31, 2, s. 87-89Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Bok/film/artikelrecension › Vetenskaplig
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Approaching Esotericism and Mysticism: Cultural Influences
Leskelä-Kärki, M. (red.), Mahlamäki, T. (red.), Illman, R. (red.) & Dahla, B. (red.), 2020, The Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History. (Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis; vol. 29)Forskningsoutput: Bok/tidskrift/rapport › Antologi/redigerad tidskrift › Vetenskaplig › Peer review
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Priser
Aktiviteter
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Gaudeamus (Förlag)
Ruth Illman (Granskare)
31 maj 2022Aktivitet: Referentgranskning av publikationer och redaktionsarbete › Redaktionsarbete
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Finnish Institute in the Middle East (Extern organisation)
Ruth Illman (Medlem)
1 okt. 2020 → 31 dec. 2022Aktivitet: Medlemskap › Styrelsemedlemskap
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RQ20 Assessment of Research Quality, Lund University (Evenemang)
Ruth Illman (Medlem)
1 jan. 2020 → 31 dec. 2020Aktivitet: Medlemskap › Medlemskap i kommitté
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University of Oslo (Extern organisation)
Ruth Illman (Medlem)
juni 2020 → aug. 2020Aktivitet: Medlemskap › Medlemskap i kommitté
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Interviews and Field Work – Inter-Nordic project workshop
Ruth Illman (Talare)
15 okt. 2020 → 16 okt. 2020Aktivitet: Tal eller presentation › Publikt eller inbjudet tal
Tidningsurklipp
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Interview about the Donner Institute
Malin Fredriksson & Ruth Illman
24/01/16
1 objekt av Mediabevakning
Press/media