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Oliver Scharbrodt
[email protected]
Study of Religions Department
College of Arts, O’Rahilly Building
University College Cork
Cork, Ireland
Tel.: 00353-21-490-2895
EMPLOYMENT
Since 2008
Lecturer in the Study of Religions, Study of Religions Department, University College Cork
2006-2008
Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Department of Philosophy and Religion,
Western Kentucky University
2004-2006
Lecturer in the Religions of the Middle East (2-years-contract),
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
EDUCATION
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
2001-2006 Ph.D. in the Study of Religions
1999-2000
MA in Oriental and African Religions (Distinction)
University of Bonn, Germany
1996-1999 equivalent to BA Honours: Comparative Religion (major), Islamic Studies, Philosophy (minors)
PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
Books and
Editions
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Articles
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2015: God’s Proof to Humanity: An Annotated English Translation of the Kitab al-hujja of Abu Ja‘far
Muhammad b. Ya‘qub Al-Kulayni (d. 940), London: Institute of Ismaili Studies (forthcoming)
2012: Islam in Ireland: Past and Present, together with Adil Hussain Khan, Vivian Ibrahim and Yafa
Shanneik, London: Equinox (under consideration)
2011: Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: Special Edition on Islam in Ireland, Vol. 31, edited together
with Tuula Sakaranaho
2008: Islam and the Baha’i Faith: A Comparative Study of Muhammad ‘Abduh and ‘Abdul-Baha ‘Abbas,
London: Routledge, [Culture and Civilization in the Middle East 13] (paperback in 2011)
2005: Zum interreligiösen Dialog, edited together with Wagner, C., & Zölzer, F., Hofheim: Bahá’íVerlag [Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft für Bahá’í-Studien 8]
2012: ‘“When the Sun of Spiritual Realities Dawned…”: ‘Abduh, Afghani and Islamic
Esotericism’, in Kashani-Sabet, F. et al. (eds.), From Cairo to Tehran: Historical Ties and
Contemporary Connections between Egypt and Iran (under consideration)
2012: ‘‘Abbas Effendi ‘Abd al-Baha’s Treatise on Civilisation (Risala-yi Madaniyya): translation and
commentary’, in Eggert, M. (ed.), Religious Dynamics under the Impact of Imperialism and Colonialism:
A Sourcebook, Oxford, Oxford University Press, (forthcoming)
2012: ‘The Baha’is’, in Hunter, E. (ed.), Minority Religions in the Middle East, London: I. B. Tauris,
(forthcoming)
2012: ‘Muslim Migration to Ireland: past perspectives and future prospects’, Éire-Ireland: Journal
of Irish Studies – Special Edition New Perspectives on Irish Migration 47 (2012), (forthcoming)
2011: ‘Islam in Ireland – Country Profile’, in Euro-Islam.info: News and Analysis on Islam in Europe
and North America (www.euro-islam.info) (forthcoming)
2011: ‘Islam in the Republic of Ireland – A Profile’, together with Tuula Sakaranaho, Journal of
Muslim Minority Affairs 31, (forthcoming)
2011: ‘Shaping the Public of Image of Islam: the Shiis of Ireland as “moderate” Muslims’,
Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs 31, (forthcoming)
2011: ‘Islam in Ireland: organising a migrant religion’, in Cox, L. et al. (eds.), Ireland’s New
Religious Movements, Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press, 318-336
2010: ‘Finding Out about Ireland’s Third-Largest Religious Community’, History Ireland 18, 8-9
2010: ‘The qutb as special representative of the Hidden Imam: the conflation of Shii and Sufi
Vilayat in the Ni‘matullahi Order’, in Herman, D., & Mervin, S. (eds.), Courants et dynamiques
chiites à l’époque moderne (XVIIIe – XXe siècles), Beirut: Orient Institute Beirut, 33-49
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Reviews
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Conferences
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2007: ‘The Salafiyya and Sufism: Muhammad ‘Abduh and his Risalat al-Waridat (Treatise on
Mystical Inspirations)’, Bulletin of the School Oriental and African Studies, 70, 89-115
2005: ‘Zwischen Verständigung und Vereinnahmung: Bahá’u’lláhs Manifestationstheologie und
ihre Implikationen für den interreligiösen Dialog’, in Scharbrodt, O., Wagner, C., & Zölzer, F.
(eds.), Zum Interreligiösen Dialog, Hofheim: Bahá’í-Verlag, 35-62 [Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft
für Bahá’í-Studien 8]
2005: ‘Weder vom Osten noch vom Westen: Islam und Moderne in ‘Abdu’l-Bahás Das
Geheimnis göttlicher Kultur’, Beiträge des ‘Irfán-Kolloquiums 2004, Hofheim: Bahá’í-Verlag, 106-129
2002: ‘Theological Responses to Modernity in the 19th Century Middle East: Muhammad
‘Abduh and Bahá’u’lláh’, Lights of ‘Irfán: Papers Presented at the ‘Irfán Colloquia and Seminars, Vol. III,
139-154
2011: Manfred Hutter, Handbuch Baha’i: Geschichte, Theologie, Gesellschaftsbezug, Stuttgart:
Kohlhammer 2009‘, Anthropos 106 (2011), 257-258
2010: ‘Mark Sedgwick, Muhammad Abduh, Oxford: Oneworld, 2010‘, Bulletin of the School of
Oriental and African Studies 73, 320-321
2009: ‘Rüdiger Lohlker, Islam: Eine Ideengeschichte, Wien: Facultas Verlags- und Buchhandels
AG, 2008’, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 72, 395-396
2008: ‘Dominic P. Brookshaw and Seena Fazel (eds.), The Baha’is of Iran: Socio-Historical
Studies, London: Routledge, 2007’, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 71, 574-576
2008: ‘Andrew Rippin (ed.), The Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an, Malden: Blackwell, 2006’,
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 71, 363-364
2007: ‘Wendi Momen with Moojan Momen, Understanding the Baha’i Faith, Edinburgh:
Dunedin Academic Press, 2006’, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 70, 638-639
2007: ‘Abdullah Saeed, Islamic Thought: An Introduction, London: Routledge, 2006’, Bulletin of
the School of Oriental and African Studies 70, 615-617
2006: ‘Dawud Gholamasad: Selbstbild und Weltsicht islamistischer Selbstmord-Attentäter:
tödliche Implikationen eines theozentrischen Menschenbildes unter selbstwertbedrohenden
Bedingungen, Berlin: Klaus-Schwarz-Verlag, 2006’, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African
Studies 69, 508-509
2006: ‘Navid Kermani: Der Schrecken Gottes: Attar, Hiob und die metaphysische Revolte,
München: C.H. Beck, 2005’, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 69, 325-327
2005: ‘Seena Fazel and John Danesh (eds.): Search for Values: ethics in Bahá’í thought, Los
Angele: Kalimát Press, 2004’, Baha’i Studies Review 13, 119-122
2005: ‘Daniel Brown: A New Introduction to Islam, Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2004’, Marburg
Journal of Religion 10 [available at: http://web.unimarburg.de/religionswissenschaft/journal/mjr/rev1_8_05.htm]
2004: ‘Peter Smith (ed.): Bahá’ís in the West, Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 2004’, Bulletin of the
School of Oriental and African Studies 67, 444-447
2003: ‘Seena Fazel and John Danesh (eds.): Reason and revelation: new directions in Bahá'í
thought, Los Angeles: Kalimát Press, 2002’, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 66,
529-31
2002: ‘Andrew Rippin, Muslims: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, 2 nd edition, London and
New York: Routledge, 2001’, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 65, 584
2011: Discursive Constructions of Islam in Europe: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
from the Periphery of Europe, European Research Workshop, University College Cork, 11-12
November 2011
2011: ‘Orientalism and Persian Poetry in Late-Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Ireland’,
Erin and Iran, University College Cork, 18 November 2011
2011: ‘Islam and Muslims in Ireland’, Past Projects, Future Priorities: Consultation about
Research on Islam and Muslims in Europe, Leiden University, 17-18 October 2011 (forthcoming)
2011: ‘Postcolonialism, Church State Relations and the New Islamic Presence in Ireland’,
Global Migration Multiculturalism: Religion, Society, Policy and Politics, Centre for Research on
Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM), University of Surrey, 28-29 June 2011
2011: ‘Researching Islam in Ireland – Some Preliminary Results’, At the Margins of Europe?
Muslims in Finland, Ireland and Portugal, University of Lisbon, 17-18 March 2011
2010: Panel ‘Islam in Ireland - Issues and Challenges in Researching on a Muslim Community in
Europe’, XXth IAHR Qiunquennial World Congress, Toronto, 14-21 August 2010
2010: ‘Moulding the Public Image of Islam in Europe: The Shiis of Ireland as ‘Moderate’
Muslims’, Pre-organised panel on ‘Islam in Ireland: Exploring Middle Eastern Links of a
Muslim Community in Europe’, Third World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies, Barcelona,
19-24 July 2010
2010: ‘Islam in Ireland: Establishing Organisational Frameworks for a Migrant Religion in
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Ireland’, New Migrations, New Challenges: Trinity Immigration Initiative International
Conference, Dublin, 30 June – 3 July 2010
2010: ‘Researching Islam in Ireland – Question and Challenges’, Joint Research Workshop of
the Study of Religions Department, University College Cork, and the Department of
Comparative Religion, University of Helsinki, 19-20 May 2010
2009: ‘Islam in Ireland: Establishing Organisational Frameworks for a Diverse Muslim
Community in Europe’, Alternative Spiritualities, the New Age and New Religious Movements
in Ireland: an interdisciplinary conference, NUI Maynooth, 30-31 October 2009
2009: ‘Muslims in Ireland and Their Societies of Origin in Asia and Africa’, 9th Annual
Conference European Association for the Study of Religions, Messina, 14-17 September 2009
2009: ‘Islam in Ireland: Mapping a European Muslim Community in the Context of
Secularisation, Religious Pluralism and Globalisation’, Summer School and Conference ‘A
Secular Age’: Tracing the Contours of Religion and Belief, Mater Dei Institute of Education
Dublin, 9-12 June 2009
2007: ‘Muhammad ‘Abduh: Sufism and the Formation of a Salafi Reformer’, International
Research Workshop on Islamic Fundamentalism and Sufism, University of Haifa, 1-4 July 2007
2006: ‘The qutb (pole) as special representative of the Hidden Imam: The Conflation of Sufi and
Shii wilaya in the Ni‘matullahi Order’, Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, Boston,
18-21 November 2006
2006: ‘Re-reading Muhammad ‘Abduh: The Sufi Origins of the Salafiyya’, Second World
Congress for Middle Eastern Studies, Amman, 11-16 June 2006
2005: ‘Colonising mythical past: Muhammad ‘Abduh’s depiction of early Islamic history in the
journal al-‘Urwah al-Wuthqa’ (March – October 1884)’, European Association for Middle Eastern
Studies and the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies Joint Annual Conference, Durham,
12-16 September 2005
GRANTS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2008-2011
Project Grants Scheme in Theology and Religious Studies of the Irish Research
Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) and the Department of An
Taoiseach
2007
Instructional Development Award, Western Kentucky University
2006
Professional Development Award, Western Kentucky University
2003
University of London Central Research Fund Travel Grant
2003
SOAS Additional Fieldwork Award (travel grant)
2001-2003
Ph.D. research grant by the Association for Baha’i Studies North-America
1997-2000
Student fellowship of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation (‘Begabtenförderung’)
LANGUAGES
German (native)
English (fluent)
Arabic, Persian, French (highly proficient)
Latin, Spanish (working knowledge)
Turkish (elementary)
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