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Research Interests
His current research concerns eighteenth-century Islamic intellectual history in North Africa.
- The history of Muslim societies in West Africa
- Islamic intellectual history and learning practices in West and North Africa, 19th century to the present
- Islamic revival in the Middle East and Africa, in particular the networks of Islamic reform spanning the Muslim world in the 18th century and how they inspired social-religious movements in the 19th century
- Contemporary Theology in the Muslim World
Education/Academic qualification
Arabic studies, Middle East History, MA, American University in Cairo
History, PhD, Northwestern University
History, BA, Stanford University
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Grants 2008 2009
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Fulbright-Hayes Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad: Embodied Knowledge and Master-Disciple Relations in West African Islam
Glassman, J. P. & Wright, Z. V.
7/1/08 → 12/31/09
Project: Research project
Research Output 2010 2018
Secrets on the Muhammadan Way: Transmission of the Esoteric Sciences in 18th Century Scholarly Networks
Wright, Z., Jan 1 2018, In : Islamic Africa. 9, 1, p. 77-105 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
West Africa
eighteenth century
North Africa
science
Middle East
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(Scopus)
Salafi theology and Islamic orthodoxy in West Africa
Wright, Z. V., Jan 1 2015, In : Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. 35, 3, p. 647-656 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
West Africa
walking
theology
doctrine
Muslim
Bury my heart in Doha: Reflections on performing Western academia overseas
Wright, Z. V., Jan 1 2014, In : Journal of General Education. 63, 2-3, p. 113-120 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
overseas
university system
university
nation state
modernization
Islam and decolonization in Africa: The political engagement of a West African muslim community
Wright, Z. V., Dec 1 2013, In : International Journal of African Historical Studies. 46, 2, p. 205-227 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
The history of islamic identity in west Africa
Wright, Z. V., Dec 1 2012, In : Orient. 53, 1, p. 18-23 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
West Africa
social change
Muslim
history
economics