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Larsson, M. (2025). Pornography Goes Pietist?: Repetition, Resistance and Tradition in Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac. The Bible & Critical Theory, 21(1), 1-40
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Pornography Goes Pietist?: Repetition, Resistance and Tradition in Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac
2025 (English)In: The Bible & Critical Theory, ISSN 1832-3391, Vol. 21, no 1, p. 1-40Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

A central issue in the reception of Lars von Trier’s films is whether they endorse or challenge a reactionary view of women. The current paper explores the interplay between biblical traditions and conceptions of gender and sexuality in von Trier’s film Nymphomaniac vol I and vol II (2013). In dialogue with the film, this contribution asks what it means to understand sexuality in biblical categories and to what extent sexual categories modify perceptions of tradition. I investigate three aspects of scriptural usage in the film: the Bible as physical artifact, the practices of transmitting oral tradition and engaging in contemplative reading, and the use of two episodes of the Jesus story, the transfiguration and the passion narrative. I conclude that the film both asserts and subverts tradition and stereotypes. Thereby, it manifests the religious complexity that characterizes contemporary Nordic societies, marked both by Lutheran pietism and secularism.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
The Bible and Critical Theory, 2025
Keywords
Lars von Trier, Bible and film, reception criticism, gender, religious complexity, secularism, pietism
National Category
Religious Studies
Research subject
Biblical Exegesis
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-579001 (URN)
Available from: 2026-02-10 Created: 2026-02-10 Last updated: 2026-02-12Bibliographically approved
Larsson, M., Tiemeyer, L.-S. & Davage, D. (2024). Introduction. In: David Davage, Mikael Larsson and Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer (Ed.), Metaphors in the Prophetic Literature of the Hebrew Bible and Beyond: (pp. xv-xxxv). Paderborn: Brill Academic Publishers
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Introduction
2024 (Swedish)In: Metaphors in the Prophetic Literature of the Hebrew Bible and Beyond / [ed] David Davage, Mikael Larsson and Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, Paderborn: Brill Academic Publishers, 2024, p. xv-xxxvChapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The introduction scetches the legacy of professor emeritus Göran Eidevall, to whom the volume is dedicated. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Paderborn: Brill Academic Publishers, 2024
Series
Journal of Ancient Judaism Supplements ; 36
National Category
Religious Studies
Research subject
Biblical Exegesis
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-523129 (URN)
Available from: 2024-02-15 Created: 2024-02-15 Last updated: 2024-02-15Bibliographically approved
Davage, D., Larsson, M. & Tiemeyer, L.-S. (Eds.). (2024). Metaphors in the Prophetic Literature of the Hebrew Bible and Beyond. Paderborn: Brill Academic Publishers
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Metaphors in the Prophetic Literature of the Hebrew Bible and Beyond
2024 (English)Collection (editor) (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This collection of articles is tightly focused on metaphors in the prophetic literature of the Hebrew Bible and their later afterlife in Jewish and Christian texts. The essays deal with a wide range of historical, literary, and methodological issues. First, several contributions employ metaphor theory in analysing the biblical texts, both conceptual frameworks such as blending theory and more traditional methods. Second, metaphors are studied both synchronically, that is, in relation to their current literary contexts, and diachronically, that is, mapping how they have been employed and re-interpreted in different ways and different texts throughout time. Third, other contributions read metaphors in light of theoretical frameworks such as feminist criticism, post-colonial theories, or power discourses that uncover aspects of significance often missed in historical studies. Finally, yet other contributions deal with the issue of how to translate metaphors in contemporary contexts.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Paderborn: Brill Academic Publishers, 2024. p. 367
Series
Journal of Ancient Judaism Supplements ; 36
Keywords
metaphor, prophetic literature, reception, translation
National Category
Religious Studies
Research subject
Biblical Exegesis
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-523128 (URN)978-3-506-79396-6 (ISBN)978-3-657-79396-9 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-02-15 Created: 2024-02-15 Last updated: 2024-02-15Bibliographically approved
Larsson, M. (2023). Confession, masculinity and biblical reception in Lars von Trier's the house that Jack Built. In: Nordic Bible Bible Reception in Contemporary Nordic Societies: (pp. 253-272). De Gruyter
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Confession, masculinity and biblical reception in Lars von Trier's the house that Jack Built
2023 (English)In: Nordic Bible Bible Reception in Contemporary Nordic Societies, De Gruyter , 2023, p. 253-272Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
De Gruyter, 2023
National Category
General Literature Studies Religious Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-581226 (URN)10.1515/9783110686005-015 (DOI)2-s2.0-85169228175 (Scopus ID)9783110686005 (ISBN)9783110685947 (ISBN)
Available from: 2026-04-14 Created: 2026-04-14 Last updated: 2026-04-14Bibliographically approved
Larsson, M. (2023). Folkbildande om kvinnor i bibeln, men vag koppling till redan befintlig forskning [Review]. Svensk kyrkotidning, 119(9), 272-273
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Folkbildande om kvinnor i bibeln, men vag koppling till redan befintlig forskning
2023 (Swedish)In: Svensk kyrkotidning, ISSN 0346-2153, Vol. 119, no 9, p. 272-273Article, book review (Other academic) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Svensk Kyrkotidning, 2023
Keywords
feministisk exegetik, våld, närläsning, konstruktiv teologi
National Category
Religious Studies
Research subject
Biblical Exegesis
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-523081 (URN)
Note

Recension av Anne Sörman, Mellan Vinge och Kropp (2022)- avhandling i etik

Available from: 2024-02-13 Created: 2024-02-13 Last updated: 2024-02-14Bibliographically approved
Larsson, M. (2023). Inger Ljung In memoriam. Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, 88(1), 135-152
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2023 (Swedish)In: Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, ISSN 1100-2298, E-ISSN 2001-9424, Vol. 88, no 1, p. 18p. 135-152Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.)) Published
Abstract [sv]

Inger Ljung var 1978 den första kvinnan som disputerade i Gamla testamentets exegetik i Sverige. Under närmare 4 decennier var hon verksam vid teologiska fakulteten i Uppsala. I hennes forskningsgärning märks två återkommande teman. Det ena gäller  hermeneutiska grundfrågor. Vad gör vi när vi tolkar texter? Hur kan vi tydligare skilja mellan textens historiska betydelse och dess tillämpning i vår egen tid? Vilka kriterier ska vi använda för att bedöma tolkningar? Det andra rör kvinnors roll i historien och texterna, men också dess implikationer för kvinnor idag, i akademi, kyrka och samhälle. Inger Ljung bidrar till att introducera feministisk exegetik samt till utvecklingen av receptionsforskning i Sverige.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Svenska exegetiska sällskapet, 2023. p. 18
Keywords
feministisk exegetik, hermeneutik, receptionsforskning
National Category
Religious Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-523083 (URN)10.58546/se.v88i1.13057 (DOI)
Note

Biographical item

Available from: 2024-02-13 Created: 2024-02-13 Last updated: 2024-09-04Bibliographically approved
Larsson, M. (2023). Psalm 51: A man renegotiating heroism. In: Athalya Brenner-Idan, Gale A. Yee (Ed.), Psalms: My psalm, my context (pp. 79-84). London: T&T Clark
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Psalm 51: A man renegotiating heroism
2023 (English)In: Psalms: My psalm, my context / [ed] Athalya Brenner-Idan, Gale A. Yee, London: T&T Clark, 2023, p. 79-84Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Psalm 51 is introduced with regard to composition, structure and theology. The author then considers how his own contexts (Västerbotten, Congo-Kinshasa, Uppsala) have influenced his reading of the psalm. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
London: T&T Clark, 2023
Series
texts@contexts
Keywords
psalms, lament, contextual reading
National Category
Religious Studies
Research subject
Biblical Exegesis
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-523130 (URN)9780567710307 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-02-15 Created: 2024-02-15 Last updated: 2024-02-15Bibliographically approved
Larsson, M. (2023). Shawn W. Flynn, Children in the Bible and the Ancient World: Comparative and Historical Methods in Reading Ancient Children. New York: Routledge, 2019 [Review]. Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, 88, 236-239
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Shawn W. Flynn, Children in the Bible and the Ancient World: Comparative and Historical Methods in Reading Ancient Children. New York: Routledge, 2019
2023 (Swedish)In: Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, ISSN 1100-2298, E-ISSN 2001-9424, Vol. 88, p. 236-239Article, book review (Other academic) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Svenska exegetiska sällskapet, 2023
Keywords
childhood studies, historical-criticism, comparative methods, Barn- och ungdomsvetenskap, Litteraturkritik, Litteraturhistoria, komparativa metoder
National Category
Religious Studies
Research subject
Biblical Exegesis
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-523082 (URN)10.58546/se.v88i1.12871 (DOI)
Available from: 2024-02-13 Created: 2024-02-13 Last updated: 2024-09-04Bibliographically approved
Larsson, M. & Liljefors, H. (2022). Att undervisa om "Bibeln i politiken": fallgropar och möjligheter. Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, 87, 120-140
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Att undervisa om "Bibeln i politiken": fallgropar och möjligheter
2022 (Swedish)In: Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, ISSN 1100-2298, E-ISSN 2001-9424, Vol. 87, p. 120-140Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [sv]

Med avstamp i erfarenheter av att undervisa på kursen Bibeln i samtidskulturen (15 hp), där ett av blocken berör bibelbruk i politiken, illustrerar och diskuterar artikeln pedagogiska perspektiv på temat Bibeln och politiken. Artikeln ger exempel på undervisningsupplägg, såsom hur seminarier kan struktureras samt möjligt undervisningsmaterial. Här lyfts även konkreta exempel på bibelbruk inom politiken från amerikansk, nordisk och svensk kontext samt relevanta teorier utifrån vilka bruket kan analyseras. Författarna menar att temat Bibeln och politiken är både uppskattat bland studenter samt viktigt för den bibelvetenskapliga disciplinen, inte minst för det framväxande receptionskritiska fältet. Temat skapar även möjlighet till samverkan med andra ämnen. Förutom möjligheter framhålls potentiella fallgropar inom undervisningen, såsom att hantera studenters förförståelse avseende både bibeltexter och politisk ideologi eller teologi. Känsliga politiska frågor kan få en särskild laddning i relation till bibeltolkning. Författarna betonar vikten av att skapa och upprätthålla ett respektfullt klimat, men samtidigt våga utmana bibelsyner och tolkningar, särskilt sådana som bidrar till att upprätthålla förtyckande strukturer.

Keywords
Bibelvetenskap, exegetik, politik, receptionskritik, högskolepedagogik
National Category
Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Research subject
Biblical Exegesis
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-494035 (URN)10.58546/se.v87i.11104 (DOI)
Available from: 2023-01-13 Created: 2023-01-13 Last updated: 2026-06-02Bibliographically approved
Larsson, M. (2022). Kelly J. Murphy, Rewriting Masculinity: Gideon, Men and Might [Review]. Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, 87, 394-398
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Kelly J. Murphy, Rewriting Masculinity: Gideon, Men and Might
2022 (Swedish)In: Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, ISSN 1100-2298, E-ISSN 2001-9424, Vol. 87, p. 394-398Article, book review (Other academic) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Svenska Exegetiska Sällskapet, 2022
Keywords
masculinity, Gideon, redaction history
National Category
Religious Studies
Research subject
Biblical Exegesis
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-494044 (URN)10.58546/se.v87i.11179 (DOI)
Available from: 2023-01-13 Created: 2023-01-13 Last updated: 2026-06-02Bibliographically approved
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