Edgar Francis
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Office: 463 CCC Phone: 346-3289 E-mail: gfrancis@uwsp.edu Title: Assistant Professor Education: Ph.D., Islamic Studies, University of California, Los Angeles M.A. Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor A.B., Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University |
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Dissertation:
“Islamic Symbols and Sufi Rituals for Protection and Healing: Religion and Magic in the Writings of Ahmad ibn Ali al-Buni (d. 622/1225).”
Teaching Experience:
History 102: World History since 1500
History 391/591: Islam in the Modern World
Publications:
“Islamic Magic,” in International Encyclopaedia for the Middle Ages-Online. A Supplement to LexMa-Online. Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, 2005, in Brepolis Medieval Encyclopaedias
Recent Awards and Honors:
Fulbright Full Research Grant
AIMS (American Institute for Maghrib Studies) Small Grant
Professional Organizations:
American Academy of Religion
American Historical Association
Middle East Medievalists
Middle East Studies Association