Sven Markus Bretfeld
About
South and Central Asian Religious History, Buddhism, Systematics of Religious Studies, Intra-Religious Non-Conformity.
Publications
2022
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Bretfeld, Sven.
(2022)
Theravada: Sectarianism and Diversity in Mahavihara Historiography.
Routledge
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2021
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de Simone, Daniela;
Bretfeld, Sven;
Balogh, Dániel.
(2021)
The Āsana: Where the Buddha Sat.
British Museum Press
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2020
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Bretfeld, Sven.
(2020)
The Later Spread of Buddhism in Tibet.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2019
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Bretfeld, Sven.
(2019)
Theravada Buddhism.
Oxford University Press
Chapter
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Bretfeld, Sven.
(2019)
Theravada Buddhism.
Oxford University Press
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2018
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Bretfeld, Sven.
(2018)
Buddhism Endangered by Hidden Enemies: Conspiracy Narratives in Sri Lankan Buddhist Present and Past.
Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion
Academic article
2016
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Bretfeld, Sven;
Zander, Helmut.
(2016)
Henry Steel Olcott: The Buddhist Catechism.
Brill Academic Publishers
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2015
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Bretfeld, Sven.
(2015)
Purifying the Pure: The Visuddhimagga, Forest-Dwellers and the Dynamics of Individual and Collective Prestige in Theravada Buddhism.
Brill Academic Publishers
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Journal publications
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Bretfeld, Sven.
(2018)
Buddhism Endangered by Hidden Enemies: Conspiracy Narratives in Sri Lankan Buddhist Present and Past.
Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Bretfeld, Sven.
(2022)
Theravada: Sectarianism and Diversity in Mahavihara Historiography.
Routledge
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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de Simone, Daniela;
Bretfeld, Sven;
Balogh, Dániel.
(2021)
The Āsana: Where the Buddha Sat.
British Museum Press
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Bretfeld, Sven.
(2020)
The Later Spread of Buddhism in Tibet.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Bretfeld, Sven.
(2019)
Theravada Buddhism.
Oxford University Press
Chapter
-
Bretfeld, Sven.
(2019)
Theravada Buddhism.
Oxford University Press
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Bretfeld, Sven;
Zander, Helmut.
(2016)
Henry Steel Olcott: The Buddhist Catechism.
Brill Academic Publishers
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Bretfeld, Sven.
(2015)
Purifying the Pure: The Visuddhimagga, Forest-Dwellers and the Dynamics of Individual and Collective Prestige in Theravada Buddhism.
Brill Academic Publishers
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2022
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2022) Creating Religious Consciousness in the Vernacular. International Association for Buddhist Studies Annual Congress , Seoul, Korea 2022-08-15 - 2022-08-19
2019
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LectureBretfeld, Sven. (2019) Laudatio fur Prof. Annette Wilke. Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster Retirement Festivity , Muenster, Germany 2019-05-03 - 2019-05-03
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2019) Zur Bedeutung von Theravada: Genealogische Identitatsbildung in einer pluralistischen buddhistischen Welt. Institut fur Indologie, Universitat Leipzig Gastvortrag , Leipzig, Germany 2019-06-11 - 2019-06-11
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2019) Glaube im Buddhismus. Universitat Fribourg Tagung Unuebersetzbarer Glaube , Fribourg, Switzerland 2019-11-29 - 2019-11-29
2018
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2018) The Mahinda Story and the Politics of Transnational Representation. Transnational Network of Theravada Studies Conference , NTNU, Trondheim 2018-11-05 - 2018-11-05
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2018) The Mahinda Story and the Politics of Transnational Representation. Sven Bretfeld and Kate Crosby Founding Conference of the Transnational Network of Theravada Studies , Trondheim 2018-11-05 - 2018-11-06
2017
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2017) Akkumulation als Grundmetapher buddhistischer Religiositat. Universitat Fribourg Tagung Glaube , Fribourg, Switzerland 2017-12-04 - 2017-12-04
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2017) Emplacing Orthodoxy: The Promotion of Theravada in Lanko-Centric Cosmographies. University of Austin Conference Buddhism and Place-Making , Austin, Texas 2017-04-22 - 2017-04-22
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2017) The Foreigner as Religious Defiler: Buddhist Conspiracy Theories as Narratives of Negative Entanglement. Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" Processes of Transcultural Entanglement and Disentanglement , Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat, Munster 2017-06-09 - 2017-06-09
2015
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2015) Local and Translocal Dimensions in the Making of Theravada Buddhism. ERC Synergy Project "Beyond Boundaries" Workshop , SOAS, London 2015-12-08 - 2015-12-08
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven; Kollmar-Paulenz, Karenina. (2015) Global History of Religions: Methodological Probings (panel). International Association for the History of Religions IAHR World Congress , Erfurt 2015-08-25 - 2015-08-25
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2015) Mahayana and Tantra Adepts in Theravada Buddhism. School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) , London 2015-10-13 - 2015-10-13
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2015) Tantric Theravada: Maritime Connections in the Indian Ocean and the Scholarly Interest of Mapping "World Religions". International Association for the History of Religions IAHR World Congress , Erfurt 2015-08-25 - 2015-08-25
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Popular scientific lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2015) The Dalai Lama Phenomenon. Institutt for filosofi og religionsvitenskap Vitenskapsteoretisk Forum , Trondheim 2015-09-22 - 2015-09-22
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2015) Local and Translocal Dimensions in the Making of Theravada Buddhism. British Museum/School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS Workshop of ERC Project "Beyond Boundaries" , London 2015-12-08 - 2015-12-08