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Brannon D. Ingram is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Northwestern University. His work specializes in Islamic studies with a focus on Islam in South Asia and the global South Asian diasporas. He has a particular interest in the debates surrounding Sufism, Islamic law, and politics in the modern era. Ingram holds a B.A. in Religion from Reed College, an M.A. in Islamic Studies from Leiden University, and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His book, 'Revival: The Deoband Movement in Global Islam,' published by the University of California Press in 2018, investigates the Deoband movement, a network of traditionally educated Muslim scholars ('ulama') founded at the Dar al-‘Ulum Deoband seminary in northern India. The movement's origins trace back to the mid-nineteenth century, and it has become a significant influence on Muslim revivalist movements over the years. Ingram's ongoing research involves exploring how Muslims theorize and contest the category of 'religion,' particularly how Western concepts circulated within Muslim societies during colonialism. He regularly offers courses on Sufism, Islamic Law, and the Qur'an and has received the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award in 2018. Ingram co-directs the Global Politics and Religion Research Group at Northwestern.
Northwestern University • Evanston, IL
Teaching and conducting research in the field of Religious Studies.
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