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Dóra Pataricza serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Practical Theology at the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki. She maintains an external position at Åbo Akademi University since January 1, 2019, and her academic profile is accessible via ORCID (0000-0001-9707-4468).
Her research spans multiple disciplines with focus areas including:
- Theological approaches to practical religious life
- Jewish Studies within Nordic contexts
- Historical and archaeological analysis of religious practices
- Funerary traditions of minority religious communities
- Spatial analysis of cemetery landscapes
- Cultural heritage preservation of minority burial sites
Dr. Pataricza examines how religious minority groups in Finland create meaningful spaces for burial and remembrance, exploring intersections between theological belief, cultural practice, and physical space in death rituals. Her work contributes to understanding religious diversity through material culture and spatial analysis.
She is actively involved in the Academy of Finland-funded project "Meaningful Deathscapes; Worldview minority cemeteries in Finland (MeDea)" (2024-2028), collaborating with researchers including project manager A. Vähäkangas, M. Butters, H.M. Krohn, and H. Kupari. This research investigates how different worldview communities memorialize their deceased within Finland's cultural landscape.
