Daniel Andersson

Dr. Daniel Andersson is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion, University of Gothenburg. His academic work spans comparative religious studies, indigenous traditions, and cross-cultural analysis.

• Research Focus: Religious pluralism, Latin American religions, South Asian traditions, pilgrimage practices, and cultural memory.
• Email Contact: daniel.andersson@lir.gu.se

His publications analyze religious syncretism in Latin America, the role of nostalgia in travel literature, and the evolving religious landscape of Sweden. Key themes include pre-colonial indigenous faiths, Hindu traditions in India, and Jewish cultural identity.

Notable projects involve mapping religious diversity in Sweden, examining pilgrimage as both spiritual and cultural practice, and critiquing governmental policies on religious education. His 2024 volume The study of religion in Sweden represents a major contribution to Swedish religious historiography.