Darśan, dharma og maṇḍalas: Eksempler på, hvordan indiske begreber er gode at tænke med

Abstract

This article should primarily be seen as a tribute to Hans Jørgen Lundager Jensen – not least to his increased interest in Indian worldviews, ritual-constructions and concepts. They are good to think with in a comparative perspective. This is also the case when focusing on Old Testament religion or on contemporary forms of religious representation, as this article will argue. First, I introduce the three concepts of darśan, maṇḍala, and dharma briefly and then I offer a few examples of how they can be applied to non-Indian material.