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Hinduism in Sweden
Stockholm University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies, History of Religions.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6897-9628
Number of Authors: 12020 (English)In: Handbook of Hinduism in Europe, Vol. 2: Hindu Presence in European Countries / [ed] Knut A. Jacobsen; Sardella Ferdinando, Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, 2020, p. 1466-1485Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Sweden’s encounter with Hindu traditions began with the first Swedish Indologists, who translated a number of Indic texts from German or English into the Swedish tongue. Not long thereafter, Swedish language-studies scholars began making their own translations directly from the Sanskrit, and eventually Hinduism itself arrived at Sweden’s shores with the first wave of migrants from South Asia. Today, Hinduism in Sweden is represented by a variety of communities, which can be distinguished according to their unique ethnic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds. Its presence and cultural impact is made known through a diversity of Hindu temples and organisations, annual festivals such as Rathayātrā and Dīvālī, newly established guru movements, Western converts, and the widespread practice of yoga. Despite certain ongoing challenges, Hindus appear to be well-integrated members of Swedish society who actively participate in all aspects of Swedish culture. Umbrella organisations have been created for the purpose of cooperation and representation as well as for preserving Hindu identity among diaspora communities. One of the primary challenges facing members of the Hindu diaspora concerns the transmission of their various religious traditions to future generations.

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Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, 2020. p. 1466-1485
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Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section Two South Asia, ISSN 0169-9377 ; 35/2
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History of Religions Religious Studies
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History of Religion; religionssociologi
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-196607DOI: 10.1163/9789004432284_062ISBN: 978-90-04-43344-1 (print)ISBN: 978-90-04-43228-4 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-196607DiVA, id: diva2:1592395
Available from: 2021-09-08 Created: 2021-09-08 Last updated: 2024-10-08Bibliographically approved

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