Sven Bretfeld
Biographic Data
| ID | 1637469 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sven Bretfeld |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sven |
| FAMILY NAME | Bretfeld |
| SIGNATURE | BRETFELD S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Religious Studies |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rāhula, Toṭagamuvē Śrī
Aus einer Adelsfamilie, enge Verbindung zum srilankischen Herrscherhaus; buddhistischer Mönch des Klosters von Toṭagamu; wirkte besonders in der Regierungszeit von König Parkramabhu VI. (1410–1468), dieser und Mitglieder seiner Familie waren Auftraggeber mehrerer Werke, in denen sie gelegentlich als Nebenprotagonisten erscheinen; Verfasser einer Pali-Grammatik; einer der bedeutendsten Autoren der Blütezeit klassischer singalesischer Dichtung.
Henry Steel Olcott
Equality in Hierarchy
In this chapter, the author approaches secularism and secularization not as a sociological theory, but as modern words in the Sinhala language and their use in re-conceptualizing the relationship between religious institutions and the state. Before he deals with the problem of secularism in the political concepts of independent Sri Lanka, it is necessary to take a look at the religio-political ideal of Buddhist kingship as it was promoted by the …
Response
Resonant paradigms in the study of religions and the emergence of Theravāda Buddhism
Was Theravāda Buddhism actually invented in late colonial times? Was Buddhism in general constructed by Orientalists' imagination and their will to intellectually subjugate foreign cultures under the concepts of 'Western' thought and 'Western' models of social differentiation? This article argues that we need complementary perspectives to understand the multilateral dynamics that produced our present knowledge of religion(s). In the case of Thera…
Resonant paradigms in the study of religions and the emergence of Theravāda Buddhism
Was Theravāda Buddhism actually invented in late colonial times? Was Buddhism in general constructed by Orientalists' imagination and their will to intellectually subjugate foreign cultures under the concepts of 'Western' thought and 'Western' models of social differentiation? This article argues that we need complementary perspectives to understand the multilateral dynamics that produced our present knowledge of religion(s). In the case of Thera…
Response
Resonant paradigms in the study of religions and the emergence of Theravāda Buddhism
Was Theravāda Buddhism actually invented in late colonial times? Was Buddhism in general constructed by Orientalists' imagination and their will to intellectually subjugate foreign cultures under the concepts of 'Western' thought and 'Western' models of social differentiation? This article argues that we need complementary perspectives to understand the multilateral dynamics that produced our present knowledge of religion(s). In the case of Thera…
Equality in Hierarchy
In this chapter, the author approaches secularism and secularization not as a sociological theory, but as modern words in the Sinhala language and their use in re-conceptualizing the relationship between religious institutions and the state. Before he deals with the problem of secularism in the political concepts of independent Sri Lanka, it is necessary to take a look at the religio-political ideal of Buddhist kingship as it was promoted by the …
Henry Steel Olcott
Rāhula, Toṭagamuvē Śrī
Aus einer Adelsfamilie, enge Verbindung zum srilankischen Herrscherhaus; buddhistischer Mönch des Klosters von Toṭagamu; wirkte besonders in der Regierungszeit von König Parkramabhu VI. (1410–1468), dieser und Mitglieder seiner Familie waren Auftraggeber mehrerer Werke, in denen sie gelegentlich als Nebenprotagonisten erscheinen; Verfasser einer Pali-Grammatik; einer der bedeutendsten Autoren der Blütezeit klassischer singalesischer Dichtung.
Philosophy (4 works) · Buddhism (3 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work)