An Interview on Sufism with Scott Kugle

 

 

 

An expert on Sufism, Scott Kugle received his PhD from Duke University in 2000 in History of Religions after graduating from Swarthmore College with High Honors in Religion, Literature, and History. His dissertation, In Search of the Center: Authenticity, Reform and Critique in Early Modern Islamic Sainthood, examined Sufism in North Africa and South Asia. His fields of expertise also include Islamic society in South Asia, and issues of gender and sexuality.

He is the author of four books and numerous articles, including Sufis and Saints’ Bodies: Mysticism, Corporeality and Sacred Power in Islamic Culture (UNC Press, 2007) and Homosexuality in Islam: Critical Reflection on Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Muslims (Oneworld Publications, 2010). He conducts research in India and Pakistan; his research languages are Arabic, Urdu, and Persian.

He joined Emory University (United States) in the fall of 2010. Before coming to Emory, Kugle was an Assistant Professor of Religion at Swarthmore College and, most recently, a research scholar at the Henry Martyn Institute for Islamic Studies, Inter-Religious Dialogue, and Conflict Resolution in Hyderabad, India.

Interview: Sabith

Camera: John and Vivek

Editing: Vivek

Guided by: Radhika Khanna

Source: http://mesas.emory.edu/

 

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