Nanna Eva Nissen

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Nanna Eva Nissen is a PhD fellow at the Section for Church History, University of Copenhagen. She holds a MA in Theology and specializes in archival studies of eighteenth-century legal practice. Her PhD project investigates the dynamics between law, theology, and medicine in the prosecution of written pacts with the Devil during the absolutist monarchy of Denmark-Norway.

The scholarship is co-funded by the Faculties of Theology, Health and Medical Sciences, and Law. The scholarship is a new initiative to support increased interdisciplinary collaboration and strengthen cooperation between the three Faculties according to the UCPH Strategy 2023: Talent and collaboration.

Selected publications

1. Published

   Sovereign dealings with blasphemy: The prosecution of written pacts with the Devil within the absolute monarchy of Denmark-Norway

   Nissen, Nanna Eva, 16 Mar 2022, In: Scandinavian Journal of History. 47, 4, p. 464-489 26 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

2. Published

   Forensic Theology and the Evaluation of Blasphemy Offences: The Prosecution of Written Pacts with the Devil in Denmark-Norway between 1634 and 1754

   Nissen, Nanna Eva, 2022, København: Det Teologiske Fakultet. (Publikationer fra Det Teologiske Fakultet; No. 95).

   Research output: Book/Report › Ph.D. thesis › Research

3. Published

   Professional dynamics of the forensic evaluation of mental states in eighteenth-century Denmark-Norway

   Nissen, Nanna Eva, 19 Nov 2022, In: History of Psychiatry. 33, 4, p. 412-428

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review