Born Christchurch, New Zealand.
First Class Honours in English Literature, with minor studies in Theology.
Masters in Islamology (cum laude), Univeristy of Leiden, The Netherlands.
I am presently an editor and member of the Board of Advisors
for the Iranian Studies Series. http://www.rozenbergps.com (Choose ‘search’ and search on “iranian”).
I also am a long-time moderator for the H-Bahai discussion list, see www.h-net.org/~bahai/
Although much of my work is particular to Bahai theology,
I am also active in Persian studies, the sociology of religion
and world theology. Some works in these fields are:
The Essence of Modernity:
Mirza Yusof Khan Musthashar ad-Dowla Tabrizi's
Treatise on Codified Law (Yak Kaleme).
A.A. Seyed-Gohrab & S. McGlinn, (edition, translation and introduction), Amsterdam, Rozenburg Publ. 2007.
A common language for postmodern political theologies,
paper delivered at the Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Theology, 3-6 April 2006, in Leeds, UK.
Published on this site.
Leaving something to be desired:
Geertz on religious development in Islam Observed.
Published on this site.
Family Law in Iran
Published on this site.
The Treasury of Tabriz: The Great Il-Khanid Compendium
A.A. Seyed-Gohrab & S. McGlinn (eds), (Forthcoming)
Gog and Magog: The Clans of Chaos in World Literature
A.A. Seyed-Gohrab, F. Doufikar-Aerts & S. McGlinn (eds),
(Forthcoming)