Sven Bretfeld
Background and activities
South and Central Asian Religious History, Buddhism, Systematics of Religious Studies, Intra-Religious Non-Conformity.
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2018) Buddhism Endangered by Hidden Enemies: Conspiracy Narratives in Sri Lankan Buddhist Present and Past. Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion. vol. 17.
Part of book/report
- (2020) The Later Spread of Buddhism in Tibet. Fojiao de Chuanbo 佛教的传播.
- (2019) Theravada Buddhism. Oxford Research Encyclopedias - Religion.
- (2016) Henry Steel Olcott: The Buddhist Catechism. Religious Dynamics under the Impact of Imperialism and Colonialism.
- (2015) Purifying the Pure: The Visuddhimagga, Forest-Dwellers and the Dynamics of Individual and Collective Prestige in Theravada Buddhism. Discourses of Purity in Transcultural Perspective (300-1600).