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100 1 _aBorup, Jørn
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245 1 0 _aBuddhism in the Nordic Countries
260 _bTaylor & Francis
_bRoutledge [Imprint]
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300 _a1 online resource
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490 1 _aRoutledge Critical Studies in Buddhism
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520 _aThis 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.
540 _aOpen licence
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546 _aeng
650 7 _aBuddhism
_2thema
650 7 _aEthnic studies
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650 7 _aPhilosophy and Religion
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650 7 _aReligion and beliefs
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650 7 _aSocial groups, communities and identities
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650 7 _aSociety and culture: general
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650 7 _aSociety and Social Sciences
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653 _aBuddhism
653 _aDenmark
653 _aFinland
653 _aIceland
653 _aNordic Countries
653 _aNorway
653 _areligion
653 _areligion in context
653 _asociology
653 _aSweden
653 _aThai Buddhism
653 _aTibetan Buddhism
700 1 _aBorup, Jørn
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700 1 _aHärkönen, Mitra
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700 1 _aJacobsen, Knut A.
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700 1 _aPlank, Katarina
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856 4 0 _uhttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/102212
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