Henry Munson

Professor of Anthropology Emeritus
Anthropology

Professional Interests

My primary interests include theories of religion and religion and violence. My current research focuses on religion and genocide.

2020 The Permeable Boundary between Christian Anti-Judaism and Secular Antisemitism. In Interpretation and Explanation in Religion and Myth: Contributions in Honor of Robert A. Segal, ed. Nickolas P. Roubekas and Thomas Ryba. Leiden and Boston: E.J. Brill.

2018 Christianity, Antisemitism, and the Holocaust. Religions 9 (1).

2010 Fundamentalism. In The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion, revised edition, ed. John Hinnells. London: Routledge.

2008 Fundamentalisms Compared. Religion Compass 2 (June 2008) (This is an online journal).

2006c Fundamentalism. In Britannica Online

2006b Islamic Militancy. In The Iraq War: Causes and Consequences, ed.Rick Fawn and Raymond Hinnebusch. Boulder: Lynne Rienner.

2005b Religion and Violence: A Review Essay. Religion 35/4 (October 2005): 223-246.

2004 Lifting the Veil: Understanding the Roots of Islamic Militancy. Harvard International Review 25/4 (Winter 2004): 20-23.

2003b ‘Fundamentalism’ Ancient and Modern. Daedalus: Journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences 132/3 (Summer 2003): 31-41

2003a Islam, Nationalism, and Resentment of Foreign Domination. Middle East Policy 10/2 (Summer 2003): 40-53.

1993 Religion and Power in Morocco. New Haven: Yale University Press.

1988 Islam and Revolution in the Middle East. New Haven: Yale University Press.

1984 The House of Si Abd Allah: The Oral History of a Moroccan Family. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Areas of Expertise

Social/Cultural Anthropology

Education

Ph.D., Social/Cultural Anthropology, University of Chicago, 1980
Certificate in Literary Arabic, Center for Arabic Study Abroad, American University in Cairo, 1976
M.A., Linguistics, University of Chicago, 1973
B.A., Linguistics, Columbia University, 1970
Portrait of Henry Munson
Professor of Anthropology Emeritus