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Shafique N. Virani
University of Toronto
Occupation
Associate Professor
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Toronto ON
Canada
Discipline
Religious Studies/Theology
Sub Areas
Arabic
Central Asian Studies
Iranian Studies
Islamic Studies
Islamic Thought
Mysticism/Sufi Studies
Persian
South Asian Studies
Translation
Geographic Areas of Interest
All Middle East
Central Asia
India
Iran
Islamic World
Islamic World
Pakistan
Specialties
Isma'ilism
Shi'ism
Sufism
Languages
Arabic (advanced)
French (advanced)
German (elementary)
Gujarati (fluent)
Hindi (fluent)
Persian (advanced)
Tajik (intermediate)
Urdu (fluent)
Education
PhD | 2001 | NE Lang & Civ | Harvard U
Abstracts
Born Again Muslims: Shared Symbolism in Esoteric Interpretations of Christianity and Islam