Handbook of Hinduism in Europe (2 Vols)

The Handbook of Hinduism in Europe portrays and analyses Hindu traditions in every country in Europe. It presents the main Hindu communities, religious groups, forms and teachings present in the continent and shows that Hinduism have become a major religion in Europe.

About the author

Knut A. Jacobsen is Professor in the Study of Religions at the University of Bergen, Norway. He has published numerous books on religions and philosophies of South Asia and the South Asian diasporas. Jacobsen is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the six-volumed Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism (Brill, 2009-2015).

Ferdinando Sardella is a senior lecturer and researcher in the History of Religions at the Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies at Stockholm University. His publications include Modern Hindu Personalism: The History, Life, and Thought of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī (Oxford University Press, 2013).

Product details

• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.07.2020
• EAN: 9789004429420
• ISBN: 978-90-04-42942-0
• No. of pages: 1688
• Weight: 2738 g
• Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories