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I hold a Ph.D. in the history of religions from Lund university, Sweden (2001) and after being employed by the University of Amsterdam from 2001 to 2003 became associate professor and subsequently full professor of the study of religion at the University of Southern Denmark until retirement in February 2024. I have devoted most of my research to three academic fields: 1) religious movements with roots in the 19^th and 20^th century, especially movements in the broader Theosophical family, 2) ‘alternative’ religious beliefs and practices of the contemporary period such as controversial ideas about prehistory, and 3) critical responses to religious beliefs and practices. I continue to be an active researcher in these fields also after becoming emeritus professor. I have written, co-authored, and edited well over a dozen books and have published numerous articles and book chapters.