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Carl W. Ernst (born 1950) is the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Islamic studies
Islamic studies

Islamic studies is an ambiguous term. In a Muslim context, "Islamic studies" can be an umbrella term for all virtually all of academia, both originally researched and as defined by the Islamization of knowledge....
 at the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public university research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States....
. He is also the director of the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations.

Ernst received his A.B. in comparative religion at Stanford University
Stanford University

Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private university research university located in Stanford, California, California, United States....
 in 1973, and his Ph.D. at Harvard University
Harvard University

Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher learning in the United States....
 in 1981.

Ernst's recent book, Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World (UNC Press, 2003), has received several international awards, including the 2004 Bashrahil Prize for Outstanding Cultural Achievement.








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Carl W. Ernst (born 1950) is the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Islamic studies
Islamic studies

Islamic studies is an ambiguous term. In a Muslim context, "Islamic studies" can be an umbrella term for all virtually all of academia, both originally researched and as defined by the Islamization of knowledge....
 at the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public university research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States....
. He is also the director of the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations.

Ernst received his A.B. in comparative religion at Stanford University
Stanford University

Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private university research university located in Stanford, California, California, United States....
 in 1973, and his Ph.D. at Harvard University
Harvard University

Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher learning in the United States....
 in 1981.

Ernst's recent book, Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World (UNC Press, 2003), has received several international awards, including the 2004 Bashrahil Prize for Outstanding Cultural Achievement.

Bibliography

  • Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World, University of North Carolina Press. (2003) ISBN 0-8078-5577-4
  • Sufi Martyrs of Love: Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond (co-authored with Bruce Lawrence) (2002) ISBN 1-4039-6027-5
  • Teachings of Sufism (1999) ISBN 1-57062-349-X
  • A translation of The Unveiling of Secrets: Diary of a Sufi Master by Ruzbihan Baqli (1997) ISBN 0-9644362-1-3
  • The Shambhala Guide to Sufism (1997) ISBN 1-57062-180-2
  • Ruzbihan Baqli: Mysticism and the Rhetoric of Sainthood in Persian Sufism (1996) ISBN 0-7007-0342-X
  • Eternal Garden: Mysticism, History, and Politics at a South Asian Sufi Center (1993) ISBN 0-19-566869-3
  • Words of Ecstasy in Sufism (1985) ISBN 0-87395-917-5


External links

  • of a talk by Carl Ernst given at the University of Chicago.