03709namaa2200721uu 4500 oapen102212 oapen 20251217011844.0 a||||fo|||||||||0| cr|mn|---annan 250528s2025a||||fo|||||||||0|eng d 9781003529767 9781032868837 9781032868844 10.4324/9781003529767 doi oapen oapen eng dc J thema JB thema JBS thema JBSL thema Q thema QR thema QRF thema Borup, Jørn aut Buddhism in the Nordic Countries Taylor & Francis Routledge [Imprint] 2025 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star 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 https://oapen.org/article/rights eng Buddhism thema Ethnic studies thema Philosophy and Religion thema Religion and beliefs thema Social groups, communities and identities thema Society and culture: general thema Society and Social Sciences thema Buddhism Denmark Finland Iceland Nordic Countries Norway religion religion in context sociology Sweden Thai Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism Borup, Jørn edt Härkönen, Mitra edt Jacobsen, Knut A. edt Plank, Katarina edt OAPEN Library. https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/102212 Free-to-read: OAPEN Library/DOAB: description of the publication 0 36744 36744