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Tuija
Hovi
Senior Research Fellow, Study of Cultures
Docent, School of History, Culture and Arts Studies

Contact

+358 29 450 2092
+358 50 520 1537

Areas of expertise

religious experience
identity
membership in a religious community
religion and well-being
personal narrative
Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity
psychology of religion
narrative inquiry
ethnography
interview
plants, horticulture and religion

Research

My research interests are attached to everyday religiosity, the so-called lived religion and diverse forms of religiosity. In my doctoral thesis (2007), I investigated the relationship between tradition, experience and narration in the light of interview material which she compiled in a Neo-charismatic Christian congregation. Later on, I have studied the forms and cultural adaptation of the global Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in Finland, as well as concepts of well-being, illness and healing in the context of this religious trend. My other recent studies deal with construction of religious identity and agency, the questions of religious belonging, as well as prayer as a ritual, social interaction and communication. The perspectives of my research represent social psychological, anthropological and narrative approaches of religion. Currently, I am interested also in the intersection of plants, horticulture, religion, and spirituality. Both well-being and healing as well as rituals and communication are themes that emerge also in this field.

Publications

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Narratiivinen tutkimus (2021)

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Hovi Tuija
(Artikkeli ammattilehdessä tai kirjoitus ammatillisessa blogissa (D1))

Finland (2021)

Hovi Tuija
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli kokoomateoksessa (A3))

Uskonnollinen kokemus (2021)

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Hovi Tuija
(Artikkeli ammattilehdessä tai kirjoitus ammatillisessa blogissa (D1))

Uskontopsykologia (2021)

Tieteen termipankki
Hovi Tuija
(Artikkeli ammattilehdessä tai kirjoitus ammatillisessa blogissa (D1))