Carl W. Ernst is a scholar of Islamic studies. He is professor of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also the director of the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations. Carl'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. The University of North Carolina is a sixteen university system which comprises all public four-year universities in North Carolina, United States. ... City nickname: The Southern Part of Heaven County Orange County Mayor Kevin C. Foy Term Expires: 12/2007 Town Council Laurin Easthom Term Expires: 12/2009 Sally Greene Term Expires: 12/2007 Ed Harrison Term Expires: 12/2009 Cam Hill Term Expires: 12/2007 Mark Kleinschmidt Term Expires: 12/2009...
Books
Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World, University of North Carolina Press, 2003
Sufi Martyrs of Love: Chishti Sufism in South Asia and Beyond (co-authored with Bruce Lawrence, 2002);
Teachings of Sufism (1999)
A translation of The Unveiling of Secrets: Diary of a Sufi Master by Ruzbihan Baqli (1997)
Guide to Sufism (1997)
Ruzbihan Baqli: Mystical Experience and the Rhetoric of Sainthood in Persian Sufism (1996)
Eternal Garden: Mysticism, History, and Politics at a South Asian Sufi Center (1993)
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