David Pinault

David Pinault Professor of Religious Studies at Santa Clara University. His research interests include comparative Christology and the status of Christian populations in Muslim-majority societies. Among the countries in which he has done fieldwork are Yemen, Egypt, Pakistan, India, and Indonesia.

Education

• Ph.D in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the Department of Oriental Studies at the University of Pennsylvania
• M.A in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the Department of Oriental Studies at the University of Pennsylvania
• B.A. in French literature from Georgetown University

David Pinault

Awards and Honors

A recipient of Santa Clara University’s Public Intellectual Award and the Brutocao Award for Teaching Excellence, he has served since 2007 as director of SCU’s interdisciplinary program in Arabic, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies (AIMES).

Bibliography

Book

• Horse of Karbala: Muslim Devotional Life in India. New York: Palgrave, 2001.
• The Shiites; ritual and piety in Muslim community

Article

• David Pinault (2004). “Imami (Twelver)”. Encyclopedia of Islam and Muslim World (ed. Richard Martin). P: 624-628. New York: Macmillan.

Sources

• Santa Clara University
• Encyclopedia of Islam and Muslim World (ed. Richard Martin). Macmillan Reference USA.