ARBMAN, Ernst Gottfrid. Sundsvall 12.4.1891 — Stockholm 16.11.1959. Swedish Scholar of Indology and Comparative Religion. Son of Olof Emanuel Arbman (1817–1921), vicar in Borgsjö, and Maria Hasselberg, educated in Östersund. Studies at Uppsala: Cand.Theol. 1914, Cand. Philos. 1917, Lic. Philos. 1920. Ph.D. 1922 and Docent at Uppsala University (if indisk filologi, 1923 also of religionshistoria). In Indology he was student of Johansson and Charpentier. From 1937 Professor of Comparative Religion (allm. religionshistoria) at Stockholm Högskola (later University), retired in 1958. Specialist of Indian and primitive religions.
Publications: Diss. Rudra. Untersuchungen zum altindischen Glauben und Kultus. 313 p. Uppsala 1922; “Untersuchungen zur primitiven Seelenvorstellung mit bes. Rücksicht auf Indien”, Le Monde Oriental 1926, 85-226 & 1927, 1-185; “Tod und Unsterblichkeit im vedischen Glauben”, Archiv für Religionswiss. 25, 1927, 339-387 & 26, 1928, 187-240; “Seele und Mana”, Archiv für Religionswiss. 29, 1931, 293-394.
– Many articles about Swedish folk traditions.
Sources: E. B—n, Svenska män och kvinnor 1, 120; *I. Paulson, Ethnos 24, 1959, 213-216; photo in geni.com; Swedish Wikipedia.
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