Hugh Urban

Hugh Urban

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Professor and Department Chair, Department of Comparative Studies | College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Comparative Studies

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Areas of Expertise

  • Sexuality
  • Secrecy
  • Colonial and Post-Colonial Studies
  • New Religious Movements
  • Religions of South Asia
  • Religion and Politics
  • Comparative Religions

Education

  • Ph.D., History of Religions, University of Chicago
  • Master of Arts, Religious Studies, University of Chicago
  • Bachelor of Arts; Religion, Philosophy, and Art; George Washington University
  • Antioch University Buddhist Studies Program, Bodh Gaya