of Islamic terrorism for Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State have "no previous contacts with Islam" and "have no connections to any mosque" but instead have radicalized online. Gardell holds the view that the jihadist 2017 Stockholm truck attack has received disproportionate media attention compared to right-wing acts of violence. Personal life Gardell is the son of Bertil Gardell, a professor in social psychology, and the brother of writer and comedian Jonas Gardell. He is married to Edda Manga. He has nine children, Linus, Emma, Moa, Ida, Sofia, Stefan, Kim, Amanda, and Ina. He has said that he feels an attachment to Asatru and has practiced it "in waves", but as of 2007 did not practice it actively. Bibliography (dissertation) Raskrigaren. Seriemördaren Peter Mangs. 2015. Leopard förlag. Swedish. . References External links Mattias Gardell page att Uppsala University https://katalog.uu.se/profile/?id=N96-202 1959 births Living people People from Solna Municipality Stockholm University alumni Academic staff of Uppsala University Swedish historians of religion Swedish anarchists Swedish socialists Researchers of new religious movements and cults Pagan studies scholars Scholars of Islamophobia Academics and writers on far-right extremism People deported from Israel Swedish modern pagans Modern pagan writers Libertarian socialists Swedish anti-fascists Adherents of Germanic neopaganism