Hinduism in the World

This book explores Hindu religion from a global perspective and investigates the presence of Hindu religious traditions and some of their diversity worldwide.

Autorentext

Knut A. Jacobsen is professor in the study of religions at the University of Bergen, Norway. His most recent book published by Routledge is the Yoga in Modern Hinduism (2018), and he is also the editor of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India (2nd edition, 2024) and the Routledge Handbook of South Asian Religions (2020).

Inhalt

Introduction 1. The Emergence of the Worldwide Presence of Hinduism 2. Spiritual Migration and the First Indian Hindu Guru to Settle in Europe 3. The am Tamil Hindu Diaspora and the Centrality of the Temple 4. Religious Diversity and kta Traditions in Europe 5. Geographical Extensions and Sacred Locations 6. Homogenization, Hindu Missions, Nationalism and Migration 7. Hindu Traditions on the Move