Ferdinando Sardella

Ferdinando Sardella is an Associate Professor at Stockholm University's Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies. His research focuses on Hinduism, South Asian Studies, and the sociology of religious movements.

Academic Background:

• Ph.D. in Religious Studies from University of Gothenburg (2010)
• Postdoctoral Fellow at Uppsala University (2011-2014)
• Research Fellow at Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies

Research Themes explore Hinduism's European expansion, colonial Bengali religious dynamics, and diaspora cultural preservation. Fieldwork in India spanning two years informs his work on transnational Hindu communities.

Key Publications include the award-winning monograph on Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati and the foundational Handbook of Hinduism in Europe (2020). His edited volumes examine Vaishnavism's colonial impact and European institutionalization.

Scientific Recognition:

• Recipient of Donner Institute Prize

Current Projects include mapping Hinduism's European presence and analyzing diaspora generational challenges in tradition transmission. Collaborates with Prof. Knut Jacobsen (Bergen) and Dr. Lucian Wong (Oxford).