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Andrew Magnusson
University of Central Oklahoma
Occupation
Associate Professor
Contact
UCO Department of History
100 N. University Drive, LAN 200c
Edmond OK 73034
United States
ABOUT
Andrew earned a Ph.D. in Islamic History from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research treats Muslim-Zoroastrian relations and religious violence in early Islamic discourse, 600-1100 C.E.
Discipline
History
Sub Areas
7th-13th Centuries
History Of Religion
Minorities
Islamic Studies
World History
South Asian Studies
Iranian Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Iran
India
Islamic World
Specialties
Zoroastrianism
Religious Violence
Historiography
Languages
Arabic (advanced)
Spanish (advanced)
Persian (intermediate)
French (elementary)
Education
PhD | 2014 | History | University of California, Santa Barbara
MA | 2009 | History | University of California, Santa Barbara
BA | 2007 | History | Brigham Young University
Abstracts
Out of Context: The Prophet Muhammad's Charter to the Zoroastrians Historiography and the Desecration of Zoroastrian Fire Temples in Early Islamic Iran People without a Book: Contesting the Taxation of Zoroastrians in Early Islamic History Rhetorical Zoroastrians: Constructing the Early Islamic Other