Overview
The Comparative Study of Religious Movements; Institutional Islam, especially in Asia; Indo-Persian Sufism; the Religious Masks of Violence; Contemporary Islam as Abrahamic Faith and Religious Ideology
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Humanities Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion
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2011 - Present
Religious Studies,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies
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2011 - Present
Religious Studies,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Writing Self, Writing Empire: Chandar Bhan Brahman and the Cultural World of the Indo-Persian State Secretary. By Rajeev Kinra. Oakland: University of California Press, 2015. xix, 371 pp. ISBN: 9780520286467 (paper, also available in cloth and as e-book).
Journal Article The Journal of Asian Studies · February 2019 Full text CiteThe Koran in English: A Biography
Book · June 20, 2017 The untold story of how the Arabic Qur'an became the English Koran For millions of Muslims, the Qur'an is sacred only in Arabic, the original Arabic in which it was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century; to many Arab and non-Arab believe ... Link to item CiteAncient Religions, Modern Politics: The Islamic Case in Comparative Perspective. By Michael Cook
Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Religion · June 2017 Full text CiteRecent Grants
Muslim Networks Workshops
ConferenceCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 2001 - 2001View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Yale University ·
1972
Ph.D.