Hamid Algar
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Hamid Algar is a prominent scholar of Islamic studies and Sufism, known especially for his work on Iranian history, Shi'ism, and translations of key Islamic texts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hamid Algar canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Islamic studies scholar
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historian of Iran ⓘ person ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| academicStatus | emeritus professor at University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Iranian history
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Islamic intellectual history ⓘ Islamic studies ⓘ Persian literature ⓘ Shia Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Shi'ism
Sufism ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
Islamic history
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Middle Eastern studies ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| hasRole | interpreter of Islamic thought for Western audiences ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
Iranian Revolution
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surface form:
Islamic Revolution in Iran
Shi'i clerical establishment in Iran ⓘ Sufi orders in the Islamic world ⓘ modern Islamic movements ⓘ |
| knownFor |
scholarship on Iranian history
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scholarship on Shi'ism ⓘ studies of Sufism ⓘ studies of contemporary Islamic movements ⓘ translations of Islamic texts ⓘ writings on the Islamic Revolution in Iran ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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English ⓘ Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
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| notableWork |
studies on Naqshbandi Sufism
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translations of works by Imam Khomeini ⓘ writings on the role of the ulama in modern Iran ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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historian ⓘ professor ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| studies |
Islamic political thought
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Persian religious literature ⓘ Shi'i theology ⓘ |
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