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'''Carl W. Ernst''' is William R. Kenan, Jr., Distinguished Professor (2005- ) and Director of the [[Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations]]. On the faculty of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since 1992, he has been department chair (1995-2000) and Zachary Smith Professor (2000-2005). He and Bruce Lawrence are co-editors of the Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks Series at the University of North Carolina Press. He is a specialist in Islamic studies, with a focus on West and South Asia. | '''Carl W. Ernst''' is William R. Kenan, Jr., Distinguished Professor (2005- ) and Director of the [[Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations]]. On the faculty of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since 1992, he has been department chair (1995-2000) and Zachary Smith Professor (2000-2005). He and Bruce Lawrence are co-editors of the Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks Series at the University of North Carolina Press. He is a specialist in Islamic studies, with a focus on West and South Asia. | ||
His published research, based on the study of Arabic, Persian, and Urdu, has been mainly devoted to the study of [[Islam]] and [[Sufism]]. | His published research, based on the study of Arabic, Persian, and Urdu, has been mainly devoted to the study of [[Islam]] and [[Sufism]]. His current research projects include Muslim interpretations of Indian religions, the literary interpretation of the Qur'an, and the poetry of al-Hallaj. | ||
==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
==Fellowships and education== | ==Fellowships and education== | ||
*Fellowships from the Fulbright, NEH, and Guggenheim programsFellow of the American *Academy of Arts and Sciences. | *Fellowships from the Fulbright, NEH, and Guggenheim programsFellow of the American *Academy of Arts and Sciences. | ||
*A. B., comparative religion, Stanford University (1973) | *A. B., comparative religion, Stanford University (1973) | ||
*Ph.D., comparative religion, Harvard University (1981), and has done research tours in India (1978-79, 1981), Pakistan (1986, 2000, 2005), and Turkey (1991), and has also visited Iran, Egypt, the Gulf, and Uzbekistan. He has taught at Pomona College (1981-1992) and has been appointed as visiting lecturer in Paris (EHESS, 1991, 2003), the University of Seville (2001), and the University of Malaya (2005). | *Ph.D., comparative religion, Harvard University (1981), and has done research tours in India (1978-79, 1981), Pakistan (1986, 2000, 2005), and Turkey (1991), and has also visited Iran, Egypt, the Gulf, and Uzbekistan. He has taught at Pomona College (1981-1992) and has been appointed as visiting lecturer in Paris (EHESS, 1991, 2003), the University of Seville (2001), and the University of Malaya (2005). | ||
Revision as of 14:29, 2 October 2009
Carl W. Ernst is William R. Kenan, Jr., Distinguished Professor (2005- ) and Director of the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations. On the faculty of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since 1992, he has been department chair (1995-2000) and Zachary Smith Professor (2000-2005). He and Bruce Lawrence are co-editors of the Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks Series at the University of North Carolina Press. He is a specialist in Islamic studies, with a focus on West and South Asia.
His published research, based on the study of Arabic, Persian, and Urdu, has been mainly devoted to the study of Islam and Sufism. His current research projects include Muslim interpretations of Indian religions, the literary interpretation of the Qur'an, and the poetry of al-Hallaj.
Controversies
Fellowships and education
- Fellowships from the Fulbright, NEH, and Guggenheim programsFellow of the American *Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- A. B., comparative religion, Stanford University (1973)
- Ph.D., comparative religion, Harvard University (1981), and has done research tours in India (1978-79, 1981), Pakistan (1986, 2000, 2005), and Turkey (1991), and has also visited Iran, Egypt, the Gulf, and Uzbekistan. He has taught at Pomona College (1981-1992) and has been appointed as visiting lecturer in Paris (EHESS, 1991, 2003), the University of Seville (2001), and the University of Malaya (2005).