Annika Hvithamar Explained

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.

https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/profiler/annika-hvithamar Brief biography at Kristeligt Dagblad
https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/kirke-tro/den-mangfoldige-tro Hvithamar interviewed about her work on Jehovah's Witnesses
https://ccrs.ku.dk/staff/?pure=en%2Fpersons%2Fannika-hvithamar(f959f153-7c16-496f-ae04-365558968def).html Department Website Bio
https://bibliotek.dk/work/870970-basis:25109589 Hvithamar, Annika. 2003. "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
https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/mennesker/lektor-kristendommen-bliver-ikke-mere-liberal-og-sekulariseret Portrait in Kristeligt Dagblad on the occasion of her 50th birthday
https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/mennesker/med-rusland-i-blodet Interview about her 2009 Book "Ruslands ikoner - fra brugskunst til billedkunst"