David Cook (religious scholar)
David Bryan Cook (* 1966 ) is an American scholar of religion . He teaches as the Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University in Houston , Texas.
Life
David Cook graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a BA in 1994. He then studied at the University of Chicago , where he received his MA in 1998 and the PH.D. in 2001. acquired.
His teaching activities at the Department of Religion at Rice University focus on the history of Islam , Muslim apocalyptic movements and the corresponding literary evidence, Boko Haram , as well as the history of early astronomy and Jewish-Arab philosophy.
Prizes and awards
- 2002: Thomas Robbins Award for Excellence in the Study of New Religious Movements, Society for the Scientific Study of Religions.
Fonts (selection)
David Cook has published several articles in US and international journals on current political issues, especially Islam, and has contributed to handbooks and compilations.
- Studies in Muslim Apocalyptic . Darwin Press, Princeton 2003. (Studies in Late Antiquity and Early Islam.)
- Contemporary Muslim Apocalyptic Literature Syracuse: Syracuse Univ. Press, 2005.
- Understanding Jihad, Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0-52024448-1
- Martyrdom in Islam . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-52185040-7
- With Olivia Allison: Understanding and Addressing Suicide Attacks. The Faith and Politics of Martyrdom Operations . Greenwood, Praeger Press 2007. ISBN 978-0-27599260-6
- Boko Haram: A Prognosis. Ed. James A. Baker III. Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, 2011. Full text, pdf
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cook, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cook, David Bryan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American scholar of religion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1966 |