Carl Ernst

Carl W. Ernst (b. 1950) is the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Islamic studies at the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [ [http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/events/ernst.shtml CHIASMOS: Carl Ernst - "Muslim Interpreters of Yoga" ] ] He is also the director of the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations. [ [http://www.unc.edu/~cernst/ Carl Ernst's web page ] ]

Ernst received his A.B. in comparative religion at Stanford University in 1973, and his Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1981. [ [http://www.unc.edu/~cernst/ Carl Ernst's web page ] ]

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. [ [http://www.unc.edu/~cernst/ Carl Ernst's web page ] ]

Bibliography

* "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

External links

* [http://www.unc.edu/~cernst/ Carl Ernst's web page]
* [http://chiasmos.uchicago.edu/events/ernst.shtml Audio recording] of a talk by Carl Ernst given at the University of Chicago.