Leif Stenberg

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Leif Erik Stenberg
BornDecember 25, 1959 Västra Ämtervik, Sweden
TitleDean
Academic background
InfluencesJan Hjärpe, Michel Foucault
Academic work
EraModern era
Main interestsIslam & Science and discussions within; Contemporary Sufism
Notable worksThe Islamization of Science

Leif Stenberg is the Dean of the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations[1] at the Aga Khan University (International) in London since April 2017. Earlier he was the founding director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University, Sweden, between 2007 and 2017.

Media Appearances[]

Stenberg has both contributed and appeared in several national media-outlets in Sweden such as Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet and Swedish Radio channel P1. Leif Stenberg has been increasingly sought after for comments in wake of the Arab Spring, commenting on the Muslim Brotherhood in Dagens Nyheter. He also contributed during the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.[2][3] Stenberg has also appeared on live television commenting on the roots and developments of the Arab Spring.[4][5]

List of Publications[]

  • Sternö A., L. Stenberg & B. Knutsson, (1988) Vetenskap och teknik i Arabvärlden. STU, Stockholm. ISBN 91-7850-253-5.
  • Stenberg, L. (1996), The Islamization of Science: Four Muslim Positions Developing an Islamic Modernity. Almqvist & Wiksell International, Stockholm. ISBN 91-22-01723-2.
  • Stenberg, L. (1996) ”Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Ziauddin Sardar on Islam and Science: Marginalization or modernization of a religious tradition”, i Social Epistemology. Vol. 10, nos. 3/4. ISSN 0269-1728
  • Stenberg, L. (1999) Muslimer i Sverige - Lära och Liv. Bilda förlag, Stockholm. ISBN 91-574-5542-2.
  • Schaebler B. & L. Stenberg (eds.) (2004) Globalization and the Muslim World: Culture, Religion, and Modernity. Syracuse University Press, Syracuse. ISBN 0-8156-3024-7.
  • Raudvere C. & L. Stenberg (eds.) (2009) Sufism Today. Heritage and Tradition in the Global Community. I.B. Tauris, London. ISBN 978-1-84511-762-7
  • Koch, C. & L. Stenberg (eds.) (2010) The EU and the GCC: Challenges and Prospects under the Swedish EU Presidency. Gulf Research Center, Dubai. ISBN 978-9948-490-01-2.
  • L. Stenberg (ed.) Critique–The Middle East Journal: Special issue on Contemporary Syria. Summer issue 2011.
  • Otterbeck, Jonas & Leif Stenberg Islamologi. Studiet av en religion. Carlssons, Stockholm, 2012.
  • Hooglund, Eric & Leif Stenberg (eds) Navigating Contemporary Iran. Challenging Economic, Social and Political Perceptions. Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies, Routledge, London 2012.
  • Salamandra, Christa & Leif Stenberg (eds) (2015) Syria from Reform to Revolt Vol. II: Culture, Society and Religion. Syracuse University Press, Syracuse.
  • Olsson, Susanne & Leif Stenberg ”Engaging the History of Religions – from an Islamic Studies Perspective”, Temenos: Nordic Journal of Comparative Religion, Volume 51, No 2, 2015.
  • Rickard Lagervall & Leif Stenberg Muslimska Församlingar och Föreningar i Malmö och Lund – en ögonblicksbild. Rapport, Centrum för Mellanösternstudier, Lunds universitet. 2016.

References[]

  1. ^ ISMC-AKU staff page
  2. ^ Stenberg, L. (2011) ”Risken är liten att Egypten utvecklas till en islamisk stat” Dagens Nyheter - link
  3. ^ Stenberg, L. and Jansson, T. (2006) "Bildförbudet utan stöd i Koranen" Svenska Dagbladet - link
  4. ^ Läget i Egypten, Gomorron Sverige, SVT1, aired February 2, 2011 at 07:15 link Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Den nordafrikanska revolten, Gomorron Sverige, SVT1, aired January 28, 2011 at 06.43 link Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
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