Jørn Borup is Associate Professor in the Department of the Study of Religion at Aarhus University, Denmark.
“The monograph makes an extremely important contribution to a multi-layered debate that has been intensely preoccupying not only religious and Buddhist studies for several years. The timing of the publication is excellent, as the book makes a decisive contribution to objectifying a debate that often drifts into polemics and polarisation. I cannot but strongly recommend this book for publication.” – Christoph Kleine, University of Leipzig, Germany “Borup’s book addresses important and timely issues for the study of Buddhism and Religious Studies as a whole.” – Stephen C. Berkwitz, Missouri State University, USA