Torsten Hylén got his Th.D. in the history of religions from Uppsala University in 2007. He has been working at Dalarna University since 1996, and is presently associate professor in religious studies.
His research mainly concerns the early history of Islam with an emphasis on the formative period of Shi`ism, but he has also written about theoretical issues within the history of religions and the didactics of religion.
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Research projects
Publications
- . Emerging Patterns of Authority in Early Shiʿism : Mukhtar’s Use of the Aesthetics of Persuasion, Shii Studies Review, 2019, Vol. 3, 1-32. Article : refereed.
- . Mukhtār and the Mahdī : a critical inquiry into the sources, DIN - Tidsskrift for religion og kultur, 2018, No. 1, 138-157. Article : refereed.
- . Myth, ritual, and the early development of Shiite identity, Intellectual History of the Islamicate World, 2018, Vol. 6, No. 3. Article : refereed.
- . Att lägga rälsen medan man kör : En utvärdering av kunskapshusens arbete i fyra pilotkommuner - Örebro, Göteborg, Borlänge och Stockholm, Interkulturellt utvecklingscentrum Dalarna (IKUD), 2017. Report.
- . The Date of the Story of the Tawwābūn, Studia Islamica, 2017, Vol. 112, No. 2, 175-205. Article : refereed.
- . Al-Mukhtār and the Aesthetics of Persuasion, 2017. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Dating versions of the Karbala' Story, "Shii Studies: State of the Art." International Conference held at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton NJ (December 7‐9, 2017) : 2017. Conference paper : refereed.
- . The hand of God is over their hands (Q. 48:10) : on the notion of covenant in al-Ṭabarī’s account of Karbalāʾ, Journal of Qur'anic Studies, 2016, Vol. 18, No. 2, 58-88. Article : refereed.
- . Myth, ritual and the early development of Shīʿite identity, 2015. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Shiitisk islam i vardande : Myt, rit och identitet, Part of: Kultur och lärande, Högskolan Dalarna, 2015. Chapter of book.
- . Closed and open concepts of religion : The problem of essentialism in teaching about religion, Part of: Textbook Gods, Equinox Publishing, 2014. Chapter of book.
- . New Meanings to Old Rituals : The Emergence of Mourning Rituals in Shiʿite Islam, 2014. Conference paper : refereed.
- . 'Conversion' and 'Religion' : Two Troublesome Concepts in the Study of Islam in Africa, 2013. Conference paper.
- . Essentialism in religious education : Some reflections on a didactical problem, 2012. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Essentialism i religionsundervisningen : Ett religionsdidaktiskt problem, Nordidactica - Journal of Humanities and Social Science Education, 2012, No. 2, 106-137. Article : refereed.
- . Revenge or Martyrdom! : The Story of the Penitents as a Link to the Early Development of Shi'ism, 2012. Conference paper : refereed.
- . Praying Aloud or in Silence? : On Conceptual Blending and Emotions in the Analysis of Rituals, Religion, a Human Phenomenon: Xxth World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions : 2011. Conference paper.
- . Berätta om Husayns död så att jag tror att jag var där, Part of: Perspektiv på islam, Dialogos, 2011. Chapter of book.
- . Myter, Part of: Forskning i Halmstad, Högskolan i Halmstad, 2010. Chapter of book.
- . A Structuralist Reading of the Karbala Drama, 2007. Conference paper : refereed.
- . An attempt at structural analysis of the Karbala drama according to al-Tabari, Part of: Historia religionum, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2007. Chapter of book.
- . Husayn, the Mediator : A Structural Analysis of the Karbala Drama according to Abu Ja´far Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari (d. 310/923), Uppsala University, 2007. Doctoral thesis.
- . Är Kerbela-dramat en myt?, Part of: Religionshistoriska forskningsrapporter från Uppsala, Teologiska institutionen, Uppsala Universitet, 1997. Chapter of book.
Course Coordinator
African Studies: Islam and Islamic Societies in Africa (AS3016)
African Studies: Islam and Islamic Societies in Africa (RK3037)
African Studies: Religion and Politics in African societies (AS2006)
African Studies: Religion and Politics in African Societies (AS3023)
Islam and Islamic Societies in Africa (ARK228)
Religious Studies II for Teacher Students (RK1063)
African Studies: Islam and Islamic Societies in Africa (RK3037)
African Studies: Religion and Politics in African societies (AS2006)
African Studies: Religion and Politics in African Societies (AS3023)
Islam and Islamic Societies in Africa (ARK228)
Religious Studies II for Teacher Students (RK1063)