Carl W. Ernst
Carl W. Ernst (born September 8, 1950, Los Angeles, California)[1] is the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Islamic studies at the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2] He is also the director of the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations.[3]
Life
Ernst received his A.B. in comparative religion at Stanford University in 1973, and his Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1981.[3] He taught at Pomona College from 1981 to 1992.[4]
It was his suggestion for the UNC's Summer Reading Program of Michael Sells (1999). Approaching the Qurʼan. White Cloud Press. that set in motion the UNC-Qur'an Controversy in 2002.[5]
Awards
Ernst's recent book, Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World (UNC Press, 2003), has received several international awards, including the 2004 Bashrahil Prize for Outstanding Cultural Achievement.[3] His book Ruzbihan Baqli: Mysticism and the Rhetoric of Sainthood in Persian Sufism won the Farabi Award.
Bibliography
- Refractions of Islam in India: Situating Sufism and Yoga, SAGE Publications India. (2016) ISBN 978-93-5150-964-6
- Islamophobia in America The Anatomy of Intolerance, Palgrave Macmillan (2013, editor) ISBN 978-1-137-29006-9
- How to Read the Qur'an: A New Guide, with Select Translations, University of North Carolina Press. (2011) ISBN 0-8078-3516-1
- Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World, University of North Carolina Press. (2003) ISBN 0-8078-5577-4
- Sufi Martyrs of Love: Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond (co-authored with Bruce Lawrence) (2002) ISBN 1-4039-6027-5
- Teachings of Sufism (1999) ISBN 1-57062-349-X
- A translation of The Unveiling of Secrets: Diary of a Sufi Master by Ruzbihan Baqli (1997) ISBN 0-9644362-1-3
- The Shambhala Guide to Sufism (1997) ISBN 1-57062-180-2
- Ruzbihan Baqli: Mysticism and the Rhetoric of Sainthood in Persian Sufism (1996) ISBN 0-7007-0342-X
- Eternal Garden: Mysticism, History, and Politics at a South Asian Sufi Center (1993) ISBN 0-19-566869-3
- Words of Ecstasy in Sufism (1985) ISBN 0-87395-917-5
References
- Terrie M. Rooney (ed.), Contemporary Authors, Vol. 163 (Gale Research Co., 1998: ISBN 0-7876-1998-1), p. 132.
- CHIASMOS: Carl Ernst - "Muslim Interpreters of Yoga"
- Carl Ernst's web page
- Contemporary Authors, Vol. 163, p. 132.
- Ernst, Carl W. (May 2003). "From the Heart of the Qur'an Belt". Religious Studies News. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
External links
- Carl Ernst's web page
- Audio recording of a talk by Carl Ernst given at the University of Chicago.