Jacobsen, Knut A., 1956-
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Name (Latin)
Jacobsen, Knut A., 1956-
Other forms of name
Jacobsen, Knut Axel, 1956-
Date of birth
1956-10-12
Field of activity
Jainism
Religions--History
Occupation
College teachers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Buddhism in the Nordic countries, 2025:ECIP title page (Knut A. Jacobsen) CIP galley (Knut A. Jacobsen is Professor in the Study of Religions at the University of Bergen, Norway. His main fields of research include South Asian transnational religions, religions and public space in South Asia and the South Asian diasporas, sacred geography and pilgrimage in South Asia, and Yoga history and theory. He is the author of four monographs, Prakṛti in Sāṃkhya-Yoga: Material Principle, Religious Experience, Ethical Implications (1999), Kapila: Founder of Sāṃkhya and Avatāra of Viṣṇu (2008), Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition: Salvific Space (Routledge 2013), and Yoga in Modern Hinduism: Hariharānanda Āraṇya and Sāṃkhyayoga (Routledge 2018), and is the editor or co-editor of numerous books, the latest of which are the Routledge Handbook of South Asian Religions (2021) and Hindu Diasporas (2023))
- Kapila, founder of Sāṃkhya and avatāra of Viṣṇu, 2008:jkt. (prof., Hist. of Religions, U. of Bergen, Norway)
- Prakr̥ti, 1997:CIP t.p. (Knut A. Jacobsen) data sheet (b. 10/12/56)
- Routledge handbook of contemporary India, 2023:ECIP title page (Knut A. Jacobsen)
- Sikhs across borders, 2012:CIP t.p. (Knut A. Jacobsen)
- Theory and practice of yoga, 2005 (Knut A. Jacobsen)
- cv (Knut Axel Jacobsen; professor history of religions at University of Bergen, Norway since 1999 ( (University of Bergen website, viewed September 21, 2020) )
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