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Metin BozanProf. Dr.

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Dicle University · Faculty of Theology · Department of History of Islamic Sects

Born in 1965. Graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Theology in 1988. Completed his master's degree at Harran University in 1997 with a thesis titled The Intelligence of the Prophet, and his doctorate at Ankara University in 2004 with a thesis on The Formation Process of the Imāmiyya's Theory of the Imamate.

Appointed associate professor in 2008 and full professor in 2013, the latter on the strength of his study of Shaykh ʿAdī b. Musāfir, the founding figure of the Yazidi tradition. He currently teaches in the Department of the History of Islamic Sects at Dicle University's Faculty of Theology.

His scholarly work concentrates on the history of Islamic sects, with particular emphasis on Shiʿism and the theory of the imamate, and on Yezidism.

9works
2books
22CrossRef citations
57peer reviews

Education

  1. 2004

    PhD

    Ankara University, Institute of Social Sciences

    The Formation Process of the Imāmiyya's Theory of the Imamate

  2. 1997

    MA

    Harran University, Institute of Social Sciences

    The Intelligence of the Prophet

  3. 1988

    BA

    Marmara University, Faculty of Theology

Academic Posts

  1. 2013 —

    Professor

    Dicle University, Faculty of Theology — History of Islamic Sects

  2. 2008 – 2013

    Associate Professor

    Dicle University, Faculty of Theology

Editorial Roles

  • Co-Editore-Makâlât Journal of Sect Studies
  • Editorial BoardDicle Journal of Theology
  • Editorial BoardBatman Akademi Journal
  • Editorial BoardKurdiname
  • Peer Review57 completed reviews

Research Areas

  • Shiʿism and the Imamate

    The formation of Imāmiyya Shiʿism, the emergence of the doctrine of the infallible imam, and the place of the imamate in theo-political discourse.

  • Yezidism

    The transformation of the perception of Shaykh ʿAdī b. Musāfir, debates on the religious status of the Yazidis, and migration to the South Caucasus.

  • History of Islamic Sects

    The conjunctural reconstruction of historical events, sacred places and collective memory.

Academic Profiles

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