Lynda Clarke
Lynda Clarke is an American scholar of Islamic Studies, with a particular expertise on Shi'a studies, and contemporary Islamic thought.
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Professor and Author |
Biography
Lynda Clarke is a professor of Islamic Studies at Concordia University in Montreal. She is the author of numerous publications on Islamic law, Shi'a studies, and contemporary Islamic thought. Dr Clarke joined the Department of Religions and Cultures in 1998. she works chiefly in the geographical regions of the Arab Middle East and Iran. In Shi'a studies, Clarke's scholarly interests focus on mourning rituals for Imam Hussain in Shi'a culture.
Educations
- Ph.D. in Islamic Studies, Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University,1995
- M.A. in Islamic Studies, Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University, 1987
- M.A. in Middle East Studies, Middle East and Islamic Studies, University of Toronto, 1980
- Joint Honours, Political Science and Middle East Studies, Political Science, McGill University, 1977
Publications
- Aql (Reason) in Modern Shiite Thought: The Example of Muḥammad Jawād Maghniyya, in Essays in Islamic Philology, History, and Philosophy (Berlin, 2016)
- Belief and unbelief in Shīʿī thought” in Encyclopedia of Islam, (Brill, 2017).Prof. Clarke’s 2013 Women in Niqab Speak
- Women in Niqab Speak: A Study of the Niqab in Canada: Canadian Council of Muslim Women, 2013
- Muslim and Canadian Family Law: A Comparative Primer, With P. Cross, CCMW, 2006
- Shi’ite Heritage: Essays on Classical and Modern Traditions, edited & translated with 5 introductory essays, Global Press, SUNY, 2001
Selected Publication
In this book, she investigates the role tragedy of Ashura played in transformation of the literary genre of Marthiya: " the event of Karbala has provided a continuing ritual context for elegiac poetry. The Marthiya in pre-Islamic times has a ritual function as a lamentation (nawh), often recited by women. Not only would the listener be invited to dwell in the virtues of the deceased, but the pathos of the situation was also revealed, and it may be assumed that those present were then moved to weep."