I hold a PhD in the history of religions at Lund University, Lund, Sweden. My research has focused on the themes of religion and ecology, and religion and politics. My thesis, based on fieldwork conducted in Devon UK, was a study of ecological awareness in times of climate change, with special attention to the understanding of cultural landscapes in long-term perspectives. As a Postdoc I have researched cemeteries as part of landscape and in a sustainability perspective. Swedish cemeteries currently undergo sustainability reform work, and crisis preparation both in relation to a future of changing climate and increasing insecurity, such as pandemics, terrorism, or war. I have also done research on Woodland cemeteries, both in consideration of cultural heritage and cemeteries as green spaces in urban outskirts. I also do research with historical perspectives on the creation of the modern cemetery and the introduction of cremation in Sweden, and I currently do research on the Baltic Temple at the Baltic exhibition in Malmö 1914.

Brissman, I. (forthcoming) ‘Making death sustainable – nature spirituality in times of climate change at Swedish cemeteries’ in S. Oreland & M Grau (eds) Handbook of Nordic Eco-theology and Climate, London; Bloomsbury Books.

Brissman, I. (2024) ‘Contemporary tree lore and the ancient worship of trees: the contributions of James Frazer in the study of religion and ecology’, in S. Budin & C. Tully (eds) Shaking the Tree, Breaking the Bough – Frazer at 100, Abingdon; Routledge, 265-288.

Brissman, I. (2023) ‘The search for enchantment in times of climate change’, Dialog – A Journal of Theology,  62:4, 326-334.