The Finnish Society for the Study of Religion 50 Years: Development and Challenges
In the first issue of Temenos in 1965 Professor Lauri Honko (1932-2002) writes: ‘it may seem foolhardy that the youngest comparative religion society in the Northern countries should undertake to fill this gap’ - that is, to publish a Nordic journal in comparative religion. It was not only the publi...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2014
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Temenos
Year: 2014, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-12 |
Further subjects: | B
Religious Studies
B The Finnish Society for the Study of Religion B Temenos |
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Summary: | In the first issue of Temenos in 1965 Professor Lauri Honko (1932-2002) writes: ‘it may seem foolhardy that the youngest comparative religion society in the Northern countries should undertake to fill this gap’ - that is, to publish a Nordic journal in comparative religion. It was not only the publishing of Temenos that was initiated from Finland, but also quite a few other new things. This is why I have chosen to call my presentation ‘The Small and Daring Society’. In what follows here let us take a look at how it all started, and at the main features of development over the past 50 years - and also at what are the challenges that the current situation presents the Society with. |
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ISSN: | 2342-7256 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Temenos
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.33356/temenos.46245 |