Contents

Engaging in a New Society: South Asian Religions in the Nordic Countries and Switzerland

Editorial

3 Tuomas Martikainen & Martin Baumann: South Asian Religions and Civic Engagement in the Nordic Countries and Switzerland

Articles – South Asian Religions

7 Martin Baumann: Civic Social Capital and Hindu Tamil Priests and Temples in Switzerland

16 Göran Larsson & Nina Björkman: South Asian Muslims in the Nordic Countries: An Overview based on the Existing Literature

24 Marianne Fibiger: Young Tamil Hindus in Denmark and their Relation to Tradition and Collective Memory

33 Måns Broo: ISKCON and South Asian Hindus in Finland: Strategies for Integration

39 Knut A. Jacobsen: Leadership Structures and Government Regulation of Hinduism in Norway

47 Katarina Plank: Mindful Medicine: The Growing Trend of Mindfulness-Based Therapies in the Swedish Health Care System

56 Frank Neubert: Western Hindus and ‘Global Hinduism’: Discourses on Conversion to ‘Hindu Religions’, Acceptance of Converts, and Social Engagement