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Articles by Jørn Borup
Hvis den hårde woke er død, skal det ikke begrædes
Efter Zohran Mamdanis sejr ved New Yorks borgmestervalg siges woke at være tilbage, ja endda at have vundet. Vi får se, skriver religionsforsker Jørn Borup i denne kommentar. Kylie Cooper/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix Foto: Kylie Cooper/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix 4.
Er det religionstyveri, når vi ruller yogamåtten ud?
Må Rihanna klæde sig ud som pave? Er det okay som hvid at sidde i buddhistisk meditationsstilling eller rulle sin yoga-madras ud til et hundestræk? Kan ateister vandre på camino’en, og kan feminister iklæde sig hijab som symbol på søstersolidaritet? Eller vil det være en form for religiøs appropriation? Begrebet kulturel appropriation er blevet et modeord i den amerikanske kulturkrig, og debatten har også nået vores hjemlige breddegrader.
For hvid til at meditere?
Kulturkamp. I årtier har amerikanere og europæere søgt mod buddhismen i jagten på sindsro og spirituel indsigt. Nu anklages den globale »feel good-buddhisme« for at være kommerciel og korrumperet af den hvide overklasse. Jørn Borup lektor i religionsvidenskab Aarhus Universitet
Spiritual capital and cultural evolution : Buddhist values and transactions in historical and contemporary perspective
Spiritual capital and cultural evolution : Buddhist values and transactions in historical and contemporary perspective Abstract The focus of the article is to contextualise the role of economy and materiality in the historical development of Buddhism in a global perspective.It is suggested that, on the one hand, the sangha has been a preconditioning catalyst for and continuous generator of economic development and, on the other hand, the economic transactions and wealth generation have been...
Spiritual Capital and Religious Evolution: Buddhist Values and Transactions in Historical and Contemporary Perspective
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Branding Buddha - Mediatized and Commodified Buddhism as Cultural Narrative
Buddhism in the West has reached beyond the enclosures of monastic buildings and meditation centers, meeting the masses at the market, in films, books, magazines and ads, often portrayed as anything but religion. This article investigates relations between media, popular culture and religion and analyses representations of Buddhism in Danish mass media, relating it to opinion surveys, statistics and developments of Danish Buddhist groups.
Branding Buddha - Mediatized and Commodified Buddhism as Cultural Narrative
Buddhism in the West has reached beyond the enclosures of monastic buildings and meditation centers, meeting the masses at the market, in films, books, magazines and ads, often portrayed as anything but religion. This article investigates relations between media, popular culture and religion and analyses representations of Buddhism in Danish mass media, relating it to opinion surveys, statistics and developments of Danish Buddhist groups.
Buddhism and Globalization
Introduction Buddhism is everywhere. From Tokyo and Bangkok to San Francisco, Paris, and Johannesburg. In monasteries and meditation centres, in bookshops, Buddha Bars and IKEA, in the language and minds of unprecedented numbers of cultures and people. Monks and lamas fly everywhere; some seem always mobile and moving.
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