Prof Alan WilliamsProfessor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Religion
Professor of Comparative Religions
Biography
Profile:
- MA in Oriental Studies (Persian and Arabic) (Oxford),
- PhD in Iranian Studies (SOAS, London)
- Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Religion
- Head of Religions and Theology in the School of Arts Histories and Cultures 2008-2011
- Joined the University of Manchester in 1985
For books and articles etc see under Publications, and for lectures see under Research Interests
Further information
Further Publications 2
2010 Review article: Beshara and Ibn Arabi: A Movement of Sufi Spirituality in the Modern World, by Suha Taji-Farouki. Oxford: Anqa Publishing, 480 pp. Hardback 2007, in The Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society, vol. 47, 2010, 131-138
Further Publications 3
Further publications
Publications
External positions
Full Member of Governing Council and Trustee, British Institute of Persian Studies
30 Nov 2017 → 30 Nov 2019Chair of Research Committee, British Institute of Persian Studies
30 Nov 2017 → 30 Nov 2019Chair of the Trust, E.J.W. Gibb Memorial Trust
26 May 2017 → 25 May 2019Director of Medieval Research Programme, British Institute of Persian Studies
1 Apr 2014 → 1 Apr 2018Trustee, E.J.W. Gibb Memorial Trust
1 Jan 2011 → 1 Jan 2021Member of Academic Council, Iran Heritage Foundation
1 Apr 2010 → 1 Apr 2020Asst. Editor, Mawlana Rumi Review
1 Jan 2008 → 1 Jan 2021Areas of expertise
- PK Indo-Iranian - Persian, Pahlavi, Avestan and other Middle and Ancient Iranian languages
- PI Oriental languages and literatures - Arabic and Modern Persian, Classical Persian
- BL Religion - Zoroastrianism, Islam, Sufism, the history of religions
Education / academic qualifications
- 1984 - Doctor of Philosophy, Iranian Studies, University of London - School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) (1976 - 1979)
- 1978 - Master of Arts, Oriental Studies (Persian and Arabic), Oxford University (1973 - 1976)
Related information
Publications
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Media coverage and contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Press/Media: Expert comment
Press/Media: Expert comment