Associate Professor

Konsta Ilari Kaikkonen

Field of work

My background is in the history of religions, specialising in the religious history of the Saami people. My main themes of research include source criticism, critical research history, and the use of terms and concepts.

I wish to use my expertise to heighten the competence about Saami religious history and culture both in my teaching and research.



Research areas

Saami indigenous religion

Research history in the Study of Religions

Landscape and sacred sites


Research groups

GOVMAT - The Governmateriality of Indigenous Religions

Courses taught
  • MDIP550C, Master's thesis, 24/25
  • MGBKR550, CREE 3, module 4 - Master's thesis, 24/25
  • MGBPE401, Pedagogy and pupil-related skills, module 4 - The research-informed, innovative and ethically conscious teacher, 24/25
  • MGUKR131, CREE 1, module 1 - Knowledge of Christianity, Religion, Philosophies of life and Ethics, 24/25
  • MGUPE201, Pedagogy and pupil-related skills, module 2 – The teacher and the pupil in diverse learning environments, 24/25
  • SRLE201, Society, Religion, Ideology and Ethics, 24/25

Publications

  • Of Fjordscapes and Fish: On the roles of fish in ritual landscapes

    Konsta Ilari Kaikkonen (2024)
  • Phenomenological Archaeology in the Toolkit of the Historian of Religions

    Konsta Ilari Kaikkonen (2024)
  • Samisk tradisjonell åndelighet og dødsstraff i Norden på 1600-tallets slutt – en studie av tre rettssaker mot gamle samiske menn

    Konsta Ilari Kaikkonen (2024)
  • Sjamanismens spor: Oversettelser, lokaliseringer og identifiseringer av sjamanisme: Innledning til temanummeret

    Liudmila Nikanorova, Konsta Ilari Kaikkonen (2023)
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