| Bruce B. Lawrence, Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Humanities Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion
- Contact Info:
Office Location: | 314 Gray Bldg, Durham, NC 27708 | Office Phone: | (919) 660-3506 | Email Address: | |
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- Education:
Ph.D. | Yale University | 1972 |
Honorary PhD | Virginia Theological Seminary | 2006 |
- Research Interests: Islam, India, and Religion in Cyberspace
Current projects:
religious minorities in Africa and Asia
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
- Duties:
- Director, Duke Islamic Studies Center
Director, NC Center for South Asian Studies
Member, Oversight committee for study abroad
- Curriculum Vitae
- Recent Publications
(More Publications)
- Lawrence, BB. "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).." The Journal of Asian Studies 78:1 (February,
2019): 223-224. [doi]
- Lawrence, BB. The Koran in English: A Biography. Princeton University Press,
June, 2017: 280 pages. [abs]
- Lawrence, BB. "Ancient Religions, Modern Politics: The Islamic Case in Comparative Perspective. By Michael Cook." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 85:2 (June,
2017): 555-558. [doi]
- Lawrence, BB. "The Study Quran: A New Translation and CommentarySeyyedHossein Nasr, Editor‐in‐Chief General Editors: Caner K.Dagli, Maria MassiDakake, Joseph E. B.Lumbard Assistant Editor: MohammedRustomSan Francisco: HarperOne, 20152048pp. Cloth, $59.99, ISBN: 978‐0061125867." Muslim World 106:3 (July,
2016): 633-638. [doi]
- Kurzman, C; Lawrence, BB. "Muslim modernities: Interdisciplinary insights across time and space." Muslim World 105:4 (October,
2015): 440-445. [doi]
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