Sven 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 Handbook of Theravada Buddhism.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2021
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de Simone, Daniela;
Bretfeld, Sven;
Balogh, Dániel.
(2021)
The Āsana: Where the Buddha Sat.
Precious Treasures from the Diamond Throne: Finds from the Site of the Buddha’s Enlightenment.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2020
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Bretfeld, Sven.
(2020)
The Later Spread of Buddhism in Tibet.
Fojiao de Chuanbo 佛教的传播.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2019
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Bretfeld, Sven.
(2019)
Theravada Buddhism.
Oxford Research Encyclopedias - Religion.
Chapter
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Bretfeld, Sven.
(2019)
Theravada Buddhism.
Oxford Research Encyclopedias - Religion.
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.
volum 17.
Academic article
2016
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Bretfeld, Sven;
Zander, Helmut.
(2016)
Henry Steel Olcott: The Buddhist Catechism.
Religious Dynamics under the Impact of Imperialism and Colonialism.
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.
Discourses of Purity in Transcultural Perspective (300-1600).
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.
volum 17.
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Bretfeld, Sven.
(2022)
Theravada: Sectarianism and Diversity in Mahavihara Historiography.
Routledge Handbook of Theravada Buddhism.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
de Simone, Daniela;
Bretfeld, Sven;
Balogh, Dániel.
(2021)
The Āsana: Where the Buddha Sat.
Precious Treasures from the Diamond Throne: Finds from the Site of the Buddha’s Enlightenment.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Bretfeld, Sven.
(2020)
The Later Spread of Buddhism in Tibet.
Fojiao de Chuanbo 佛教的传播.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Bretfeld, Sven.
(2019)
Theravada Buddhism.
Oxford Research Encyclopedias - Religion.
Chapter
-
Bretfeld, Sven.
(2019)
Theravada Buddhism.
Oxford Research Encyclopedias - Religion.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Bretfeld, Sven;
Zander, Helmut.
(2016)
Henry Steel Olcott: The Buddhist Catechism.
Religious Dynamics under the Impact of Imperialism and Colonialism.
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.
Discourses of Purity in Transcultural Perspective (300-1600).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Teaching
Courses
Media
2022
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2022) Creating Religious Consciousness in the Vernacular. Annual Congress . International Association for Buddhist Studies; Seoul, Korea. 2022-08-15 - 2022-08-19.
2019
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2019) Glaube im Buddhismus. Tagung Unuebersetzbarer Glaube . Universitat Fribourg; Fribourg, Switzerland. 2019-11-29 - 2019-11-29.
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LectureBretfeld, Sven. (2019) Laudatio fur Prof. Annette Wilke. Retirement Festivity . Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster; 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. Gastvortrag . Institut fur Indologie, Universitat Leipzig; Leipzig, Germany. 2019-06-11 - 2019-06-11.
2018
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2018) The Mahinda Story and the Politics of Transnational Representation. Conference . Transnational Network of Theravada Studies; 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. Founding Conference of the Transnational Network of Theravada Studies . Sven Bretfeld and Kate Crosby; Trondheim. 2018-11-05 - 2018-11-06.
2017
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2017) Akkumulation als Grundmetapher buddhistischer Religiositat. Tagung Glaube . Universitat Fribourg; 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. Conference Buddhism and Place-Making . University of Austin; 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. Processes of Transcultural Entanglement and Disentanglement . Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"; 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. Workshop . ERC Synergy Project "Beyond Boundaries"; SOAS, London. 2015-12-08 - 2015-12-08.
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2015) Local and Translocal Dimensions in the Making of Theravada Buddhism. Workshop of ERC Project "Beyond Boundaries" . British Museum/School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS; London. 2015-12-08 - 2015-12-08.
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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". IAHR World Congress . International Association for the History of Religions; Erfurt. 2015-08-25 - 2015-08-25.
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Popular scientific lectureBretfeld, Sven. (2015) The Dalai Lama Phenomenon. Vitenskapsteoretisk Forum . Institutt for filosofi og religionsvitenskap; Trondheim. 2015-09-22 - 2015-09-22.
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Academic lectureBretfeld, Sven; Kollmar-Paulenz, Karenina. (2015) Global History of Religions: Methodological Probings (panel). IAHR World Congress . International Association for the History of Religions; Erfurt. 2015-08-25 - 2015-08-25.