Aura: Nordic Journal for the Study of New Religions

Aura is an annual referee-reviewed journal for academic articles in the field of new religious movements and alternative spirituality. The articles can be based on different scientific perspectives, for example religious studies, psychology, sociology, history, history of ideas or political science. The emphasis of the journal is on the field of research that has crystallized in the last decades and that touches upon the religious phenomena that has emerged in the Western world in the last half of the 20th century. Aura also wants to open up for a broader understanding and problematize the concepts of  new religious movements and alternative spirituality. We would also very much like to see contributions on for example new religious movements in a historical context, new religions in other cultural contexts and new religious expressions within established religions.

Aura is primarily an inter-Nordic journal with focus on Nordic research and articles written in one of the Nordic languages (Swedish,, Danish, Norwegian). However, under special circumstances Aura can publish articles in English and in certain cases reflect research from countries outside of the Nordic region.

If you want to publish an article in Aura please contact one of the editors:

Liselotte Frisk, professor, Religious Studies
Högskolan Dalarna
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Olav Hammer, professor, Religious Studies
Syddansk universitet
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Editorial Committee, additional to the board of FINYAR

Review editor

Aura: Latest issue consists of: