Curriculum Vitae

My research interests focus on the social and cultural history of premodern India (1000-1800), and especially on the various interactions between the Islamic and Indian civilizations. I have published monographs on the social roles of Muslim mystics (Sufis) in the premodern period, as well as on the growth of Islam in Bengal. I am also actively teaching and writing about the growing subfield of world history. My approaches to teaching include, in lecture courses, two lectures weekly and one discussion, with students required to work with primary historical materials in all courses. Testing: essay exams and weekly objective quizzes on readings, with book reports often required. My regularly taught courses include History of Medieval India [472], History of Modern India [437], Asia and the West [468 a-b], Religious History of India [470], and Nature and Practice of History [396]