Jonathan Berkey
Encyclopedia
Dr. Jonathan Porter Berkey is Professor of History at Davidson College
.
He graduated from Williams College
, and from Princeton University
with a Ph.D.
He has become one of the most respected scholars of the history of Islam
and the Middle East
.
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. The college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently ranked in the top ten liberal arts colleges in the country by U.S. News and World Report magazine, although it has recently dropped to 11th in U.S. News...
.
He graduated from Williams College
Williams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...
, and from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
with a Ph.D.
He has become one of the most respected scholars of the history of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
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Awards
- 2003 Albert Hourani Book AwardAlbert Hourani Book AwardThe Albert Hourani Book Award is a non-fiction book award given by the Middle East Studies Association to the year's most notable book in Middle Eastern and Islamic studies. On occasion the award has been shared by two authors. Named after the scholar Albert Hourani, the award was first given in...
from the Middle Eastern Studies Association for The Formation of Islam,
Works
- "The Mamluks as Muslims", The Mamluks in Egyptian politics and society, Editors Thomas Philipp, Ulrich Haarmann, Cambridge University Press, 1998, ISBN 9780521591157
- The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo: A Social History of Islamic Education, Princeton University Press, 1992, ISBN 9780691031910
- Popular Preaching and Religious Authority in the Medieval Islamic Near East, University of Washington Press, 2001, ISBN 9780295981260
- The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600–1800 Cambridge University Press, 2003, ISBN 9780521588133