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Decolonising the Study of Religion
Decolonising the Study of Religion analyses historical and contemporary discussions in the study of religion and Buddhism and critically investigates representations, possibilities, and challenges of a decolonial approach, addressing the important question: who owns Buddhism? The monograph offers a case-based perspective with which to examine the general study of religion, where new challenges require reflection and prospects for new directions. It focuses on Buddhism, one religion which has been studied in the West for centuries. Building on postcolonial theories and supplemented with a critical analysis of identity and postsecular engagement, the book offers new possibilities and challenge...
Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism
"Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism" gives a new perspective on contemporary Japanese Zen Buddhism. Ideas, ritual practices, temples and interactions between the clergy, the laity and the institution are investigated as living representations of a unique and yet common Japanese religion.
Buddha
Buddha er blevet et globalt varemærke. Den over to tusind år gamle indiske prins med visdomsknold og den ranke ryg i perfekt lotusstilling symboliserer det, vi drømmer om i Vesten: sundhed, skønhed og stilhed. Men ifølge Jørn Borup, reinkarneret religionsforsker ved Aarhus Universitet, ville Buddha nok rotere i kosmiske cirkler i nirvana over den fæle kommercialisering, vi har udsat hans indsigter i livet for. De er nemlig ikke helt så salgbare: Livet er lidelsesfuldt, og vi skal fødes igen og igen i et hamsterhjul, der holder os fanget i en uendelig trædemølle.
Eastspirit: Transnational Spirituality and Religious Circulation in East and West
Eastspirit analyses ‘Eastern’ concepts, practices and traditions in their new ‘Western’ and global contexts as well as in their transformed expressions and reappropriations ‘back in the East’ within the framework of mutual interaction and circulation, regionally and globally.
Religious Diversity in Asia
This anthology explores religious diversity in Asia seen through the lenses of history, identity, state, ritual and geography. The chapters furthermore address theoretical and methodological reflections using Asia as a laboratory for broader comparative research of 'religious diversity'.
Buddhism and Business
Although Buddhism is known for emphasizing the importance of detachment from materiality and money, in the last few decades Buddhists have become increasingly ensconced in the global market economy. The contributors to this volume address how Buddhists have become active participants in market dynamics in a global age, and how Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike engage Buddhism economically. Whether adopting market logics to promote the Buddha’s teachings, serving as a source of semantics and technologies to maximize company profits, or reacting against the marketing and branding of the religion, Buddhists in the twenty-first century are marked by a heightened engagement with capitalism. Eig...
Congregations in Europe
This volume describes and maps congregations of Christian confessions and denominations, as well as groups with Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, and various other spiritual faiths, in different European countries. Consisting of three parts, it presents concrete sociological studies addressing how established and not established, old and new congregations of various faiths create a new kind of religious diversity at the country level; how religious congregations are challenged and thrive in large cities; and how religious congregations change in the 21st century. The book enlightens by its descriptive analysis and the theoretical questions it raises concerning the religious transformations ha...
The Critical Analysis of Religious Diversity
This book explores a selection of trans-contextual case studies within religious diversity scholarship to develop a series of theoretical and methodological considerations for scholars to utilize when they conduct their own studies of religious diversity.
Buddha
Buddha er blevet et globalt varemærke. Den over to tusind år gamle indiske prins med visdomsknold og den ranke ryg i perfekt lotusstilling symboliserer det, vi drømmer om i Vesten: sundhed, skønhed og stilhed. Men ifølge Jørn Borup, reinkarneret religionsforsker ved Aarhus Universitet, ville Buddha nok rotere i kosmiske cirkler i nirvana over den fæle kommercialisering, vi har udsat hans indsigter i livet for. De er nemlig ikke helt så salgbare: Livet er lidelsesfuldt, og vi skal fødes igen og igen i et hamsterhjul, der holder os fanget i en uendelig trædemølle.
Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion. Volume 14 (2023)
This volume of the Annual Review for the Sociology of Religion adresses the challenges of the diversity and complexity of sociological approaches to Asian forms and dynamics of Asian or Asian-inpired ascetic ideas and practices. Eleven papers, written by scholars conducting researches in different geographic and cultural contexts, all contribute to enrich discussion on the relevance of sociological studies of Yoga, meditation and other ascetic techniques and traditions. Contributors are: Zuzana Bártová, Loïc Bawidamann, Jørn Borup, Sally SJ Brown, Ugo Dessì, Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger, Marc Lebranchu, Patrick S.D. McCartney, Lionel Obadia, Matteo Di Placido, Alexandros Sakellariou, João Paulo P. Silveira, and Rafael Walthert.
