Buddhism in the Nordic Countries
Borup, Jørn
Buddhism in the Nordic Countries - Taylor & Francis Routledge [Imprint] 2025 - 1 online resource - Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism .
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This book provides new unprecedented research on Buddhism in the five Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Aiming at comparisons between the different Nordic countries, the chapters identify possible unique characteristics of Nordic Buddhism. Buddhism in the Nordic Countries contributes to the growing literature on Buddhism in the West. Identifying a number of similar cultural and social trends that have been at work in the Nordic countries, the book shows that these have favoured the growth of Buddhism in northern Europe. The chapters on each of the Nordic countries describe the establishment of the main Buddhist traditions in the country, temple institutions, monasteries, demography, estimation on the number of Buddhists, geography, economy and funding. They discuss tensions between ethnic Buddhist and converts, if any, and controlling mechanisms of who is a proper Buddhist and how Buddhism should be presented in public space. The contributors analyse representation in media and images of Buddhism in popular culture and present relevant scholarly interest in Buddhism. Additionally, the book includes chapters on significant Buddhist individuals in the Nordic countries who have played major roles in the development of Buddhism. The first book to examine the characteristics of Nordic Buddhism, its connection to the ideology of the Nordic welfare society and to establish if Nordic Buddhism might differ from other forms of Buddhism, this work will be of interest to researchers in the field of religious studies, religion in context and Buddhist studies.
Open licence
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9781003529767 9781032868837 9781032868844
10.4324/9781003529767 doi
Buddhism
Ethnic studies
Philosophy and Religion
Religion and beliefs
Social groups, communities and identities
Society and culture: general
Society and Social Sciences
Buddhism Denmark Finland Iceland Nordic Countries Norway religion religion in context sociology Sweden Thai Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism
Buddhism in the Nordic Countries - Taylor & Francis Routledge [Imprint] 2025 - 1 online resource - Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism .
Free-to-read
This book provides new unprecedented research on Buddhism in the five Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Aiming at comparisons between the different Nordic countries, the chapters identify possible unique characteristics of Nordic Buddhism. Buddhism in the Nordic Countries contributes to the growing literature on Buddhism in the West. Identifying a number of similar cultural and social trends that have been at work in the Nordic countries, the book shows that these have favoured the growth of Buddhism in northern Europe. The chapters on each of the Nordic countries describe the establishment of the main Buddhist traditions in the country, temple institutions, monasteries, demography, estimation on the number of Buddhists, geography, economy and funding. They discuss tensions between ethnic Buddhist and converts, if any, and controlling mechanisms of who is a proper Buddhist and how Buddhism should be presented in public space. The contributors analyse representation in media and images of Buddhism in popular culture and present relevant scholarly interest in Buddhism. Additionally, the book includes chapters on significant Buddhist individuals in the Nordic countries who have played major roles in the development of Buddhism. The first book to examine the characteristics of Nordic Buddhism, its connection to the ideology of the Nordic welfare society and to establish if Nordic Buddhism might differ from other forms of Buddhism, this work will be of interest to researchers in the field of religious studies, religion in context and Buddhist studies.
Open licence
eng
9781003529767 9781032868837 9781032868844
10.4324/9781003529767 doi
Buddhism
Ethnic studies
Philosophy and Religion
Religion and beliefs
Social groups, communities and identities
Society and culture: general
Society and Social Sciences
Buddhism Denmark Finland Iceland Nordic Countries Norway religion religion in context sociology Sweden Thai Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism
