Doctor Milad Milani
TEACHING FOCUSED ACADEMIC (ASSOCIATE LECTURER),
Arts (SoHCA)
ADJUNCT FELLOW,
Dean's Unit School of Social Sciences & Psychology
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Sydney
- BA(Hons) University of Sydney
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Arts (SoHCA)
- Dean's Unit School of Social Sciences & Psychology
Professional Memberships
- Religion and Society Research Centre (2013-03-04)
Contact
| Email: | M.Milani@uws.edu.au |
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Biography
Milad Milani is Associate Lecturer with the School of Humanities and Communication Arts and is Adjunct Fellow with the Religion and Society Research Centre, at the University of Western Sydney. His latest publications include: his book titled Sufism in the Secret History of Persia (London: Acumen, 2013) and a book chapter titled “Sufism and the Subtle Body”, in Between Mind and Body: Subtle Body Practices in Asia and the West, ed. Geoffrey Samuel and Jay Johnston (Routledge: London 2013). Milad is trained in the history of religions, history of ideas and comparative studies in religion. He is interested in historical sociology, theories of literature and cultural studies. Milad has specific topic interests in Sufism, Medieval Persian Society and Islam and the West. Milad specialises in 11th and 12th century Sufi thought and literature.
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Interests
- Ancient and Medieval Persian Society
- Historical Sociology
- History of Religion
- Islam and the West
- Studies in Religion
- Sufism
Awards
- Honours - First Class, Religious Studies (The University of Sydney) 2004-03-05
- Australian Post Graduate Award 2004-04-02
- BA - Double Major: Continental Philosophy and Religious Studies (University of Sydney) 2003-04-04
- Certificate Award - Principles and Practice of Certificate Award, University Teaching and Learning, Institute for Teaching and Learning (University of Sydney) 2006-05-05
Teaching
Current Teaching Areas
- 100968 Texts and Traditions
- 101462 Understanding Islam and Muslim Societies
- 101463 Islam in the Modern World
- 101552 Applied Social Research
- 101909 Methods of Reading
Previous Teaching Areas
- 101551 Understanding Society, 2012
- 100846 Analytical Reading and Writing, 2012
- 101664 Working with Cultural Differences, 2012
- 101631 Power, Deviance and Society, 2012
Research
Title: 'Belief Systems of Sufi Groups in Australia' (2011-2013)
Project Supervisor: Ass Prof Adam Possamai
Religion and Society Research Centure
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