About
Head of Diversity Studies Centre Oslo (DISCO) at OsloMet. PhD in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford. Primary research interest on religion, politics and conflict with South Asia and the Nordic countries as the main focus. Research projects on prejudice against Jews and Muslims. Affiliated with Centre for Research on Extremism (C-REX) at the University of Oslo. Visiting professor at the University of South Florida and the University of Copenhagen.
Fields of study
Subject areas
Globalization Sociology of Religion Religious Studies Hinduism Buddhism Religion and Politics Ethics of war
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Publications and research
Scientific publications
Martikainen, Tuomas; Brekke, Torkel (2022). The Rejection of Interest-Based Loans among Muslim Entrepreneurs and Professionals in Finland. Journal of Muslims in Europe . Vol. 6.
Brekke, Torkel; Hadi, Fazal; Kozaric, Edin (2022). The Role of Imams in Family Counselling with Muslim Families in Norway. Journal of Muslims in Europe .
Brekke, Torkel (2021). Islamophobia and Antisemitism are Different in their Potential for Globalization. Journal of Religion and Violence . Vol. 9.
Brekke, Torkel; Larsen, Malik Christian. (2020). Allah, villa, volvo: Muslim professionals in the nordic countries and their financial attitudes and practices. Open Library of Humanities . Vol. 6.
Brekke, Torkel (2020). Europas svik mot Bosnia-Hercegovina. Internasjonal Politikk . Vol. 78.
Brekke, Torkel; Kühle, Lene; Larsson, Göran; Martikainen, Tuomas
(2019).
Mosques, Muslims, Methods: the Role of Mosques in Research about Muslims in Europe.
Journal of Muslims in Europe
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Vol. 8.
https://brill.com/view/journals/jome/8/2/article-p...
Brekke, Torkel (2019). The Oxford History of Hinduism: Modern Hinduism. ISBN: 978-0-19-879083-9. 316 p. Oxford University Press.
Brekke, Torkel
(2019).
Christianity Betrayed: Conspiracy Theory about a Leftist-Muslim Plot against Christianity in Norway.
15 p.
Journal of Religion and Society
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Vol. 21.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/73902
Brekke, Torkel
(2018).
Halal Money: Financial inclusion and demand for Islamic banking in Norway.
Research & Politics
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Vol. 5.
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20531...
Brekke, Torkel (2017). Religious Teachers in the Indian Army. Tikhonov, Vladimir; Brekke, Torkel (Ed.). Military Chaplaincy in an Era of Religious Pluralism: Military–Religious Nexus in Asia, Europe, and USA. 1. Oxford University Press.
