Person
Research interests
- Urdu poetry
- Persian literature in India
- Sufi practice and ritual in South Asia
- Islamic reform in South Asia
- Mystical philosophy in South Asian Sufism
Teaching (University of Helsinki 2007-)
- Hindi on all levels from introductory to advanced
- Urdu on all levels from introductory to advanced
- Sanskrit texts
- Introduction to Islam
- Islam in South Asia
- Indian literatures
- Religious radicalism
Mikko Viitamäki works as University Lecturer in South Asian Studies at the University of Helsinki. He received the PhD degree at the University of Helsinki in 2015 majoring in Arabic and Islamic studies. In his dissertation, he studied the relationship of a poetic text and musical performance in the context of Sufi religious practice in Delhi and Hyderabad.
At present, Dr. Viitamäki teaches South Asian languages (Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit) as well as courses on South Asian literatures and cultures. His teaching and research interests cover topics such as politics of language in India and Pakistan, aesthetics, history and performance contexts of Persian and Urdu poetry, Islamic reform and contemporary Islamic debates in South Asia. He is also working on a translation of an anthology of Urdu poetry into Finnish.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Lennes, M., Flanagan, J., Hiltunen, T., Creutz, M., Aunio, L., Buchart, M., Gruzdeva, E., Jakubek, I., Keinänen, N., Kim, J., Kittilä, S., Kopotev, M., Kraenker, S., Länsisalmi, R., Nieuweboer, R., Peterson, E., Tiedemann, J., Tuori, R., Viitamäki, M. & Lindstedt, J.
01/05/2017 → 30/06/2018
Project: Other project › Education
Ylioppilastutkinto
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