Rebecca Masterton
Rebecca Masterton | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Education | BA, MA, PhD |
| Occupation(s) | Islamic studies scholar, author academic |
| Television | Press TV, Ahlulbayt TV, HadiTV, Sahar TV |
Rebecca Masterton is a British Shia Islamic scholar, author and television presenter.
Early life
Masterton was born to a Christian family. She converted to Islam in 1999 and became a Shia Muslim in 2003.[1][2][3] She moved to London at the age of eighteen. She attended the School of Oriental and African Studies London, and received a BA in Japanese, an MA in Comparative East Asian and African Literature, and a PhD in francophone and Islamic mystical literature of West Africa.[4][5]
Career
Masterton's academic work focuses on West African Sufism, Shia spirituality, colonialism, and modernity. She has previously taught at Birkbeck College and the University of London.[3]
She has appeared on Iranian Islamic media programs by Sahar TV, Press TV, HadiTV, and on the British Shia broadcaster Ahlulbayt TV.[3]
Masterton is also a senior lecturer at The Islamic College in London.[6]
She has also published her book of short stories Passing Through the Dream... To the Other Side.[3]
Works
Books
- Shī‘ī Spirituality for the Twenty-First Century (London: Light Reading, 2020)
- Passing Through the Dream... To the Other Side. (Light Reading, 2008) ISBN 978-0955934407[4]
Translations
- The Moral World of the Qur’an, by M. A. Draz, translated from French[7]
- The Inner Dimensions of Hajj, by Zohreh Borujerdi, translated from Persian
Articles
- A comparative exploration of the spiritual authority of the awliyā' in the Shi'ī and Sūfī traditions with reference to the works of the Dhahabī Order and Allamah Tabataba'i
- Walayah as a Response to the Self-Other Dichotomy in European Philosophy
- Islamic Mystical Resonances in Fulbe Literature
- Islamic Mystical Readings of Cheikh Hamidou Kane's Ambiguous Adventure
- A Critical Comparison of Cosmic Hierarchies in the Development of Christian and Islamic Mystical Theology
References
- ^ "After the London bombings". BBC. 5 September 2005. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "My family were Christian in name, but not really Christian in belief". Imam Hussain.com-International Media. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Rebecca Masterton". Centre for Shia and Cultural Studies. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ a b Lecturer, Islamic College for Advanced Studies, London-Sessen II, page, 9 (PDF). Islamic Thought.com.UK. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ english. "Rebecca Masterton – The Enlightened to Shia Islam Centre". Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Rebecca Masterton". The Islamic College.
- ^ "Book Review". Oxford Journal.Org_Journal of Islamic Studies. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
