Sven Bretfeld

Professor

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

sven.bretfeld@ntnu.no +47 73598315

Låven, Dragvoll

sven.bretfeld@ntnu.no

South and Central Asian Religious History, Buddhism, Systematics of Religious Studies, Intra-Religious Non-Conformity.

Courses

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

Bretfeld, Sven. (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

Bretfeld, Sven. (2022) Theravada: Sectarianism and Diversity in Mahavihara Historiography. Routledge Handbook of Theravada Buddhism.
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.
Bretfeld, Sven. (2020) The Later Spread of Buddhism in Tibet. Fojiao de Chuanbo 佛教的传播.
Bretfeld, Sven. (2019) Theravada Buddhism. Oxford Research Encyclopedias - Religion.
Bretfeld, Sven. (2019) Theravada Buddhism. Oxford Research Encyclopedias - Religion.
Bretfeld, Sven; Zander, Helmut. (2016) Henry Steel Olcott: The Buddhist Catechism. Religious Dynamics under the Impact of Imperialism and Colonialism.
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).

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