Maria Massi Dakake Explained

Maria Massi Dakake
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Islamic studies scholar
Alma Mater:	Cornell University Princeton University
Discipline:	Islamic studies
Workplaces:	George Mason University

Maria Massi Dakake is an American scholar of Islamic studies and associate professor of Religious Studies at George Mason University.^{[1] [2]} Her research mainly focuses on Islamic intellectual history, Quranic studies, Shi`ite and Sufi traditions, and women's spirituality and religious experience. She was a contributor to The Study Quran - a modern verse-by-verse commentary of the Quran.^[3]

Biography

Dakake graduated with a B.A in Government from Cornell University in 1990 and completed her MA and PhD in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University in 1998 and 2000 respectively. She is the director of Graduate program at George Mason University and a founding member and former interim director (2015-2016) of the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies. She has been at George Mason University since 2000 and has served as the chair of the Department of Religious Studies. Before joining George Mason University, Dakake taught at the College of New Jersey as an adjunct professor and Princeton University as a preceptor.^[4]

Personal life

She is a convert to Islam from a Christian background.^[5]

Works

• The Charismatic Community: Shi'ite Identity in Early Islam (SUNY Press, 2008)^[6]
• The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary (Translator, commentary writer and general editor) with Seyyed Hossein Nasr (editor-in-chief), Caner Dagli, Joseph E. B. Lumbard and Mohammed Rustom. HarperOne, 2015.^[7]
• The Routledge Companion to the Qur'an edited by George Archer, Maria M. Dakake, and Daniel A. Madigan. Routledge, 2021.
• The Life and Legacy of Muhammad. The Great Courses with Audible, 2022.

See also

• Nusrat Amin
• Celene Ibrahim
• Leyla Ozgur Alhassen

Notes and References

1. Davary . Bahar . The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary . Horizons . Cambridge University Press (CUP) . 43 . 2 . 2016-11-08 . 0360-9669 . 10.1017/hor.2016.108 . 397–401. free .
2. Alexandrin . Elizabeth . The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary . Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society . The Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society. 59 . 2016 . 104–108.
3. News: Could this Quran curb extremism?. Editor. Daniel Burke, CNN Religion. CNN. 2018-06-20.
4. Web site: Faculty and Staff: Maria M Dakake . Religious Studies . 2021-01-26.
5. Seyyed Hossein Nasr. The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2015. p. 37.
6. Reviews of The Charismatic Community: Shi'ite Identity in Early Islam:
   • Anzalone . Christopher . The Charismatic Community: Shi'ite Identity in Early Islam. Religious Studies Review . Wiley . 33 . 4 . 2007 . 0319-485X . 10.1111/j.1748-0922.2007.00227_1.x . 328–329.
   • Walker, P.E. (2009) 'The Charismatic Community: Shi'ite Identity in Early Islam', The Journal of the American Oriental Society, 129(4), pp. 727-728.
   • Rizvi . Sajjad H. . The Charismatic Community: Shiʿite Identity in Early Islam. Journal of Qur'anic Studies . Edinburgh University Press . 10 . 2 . 2008 . 1465-3591 . 10.3366/e1465359109000448 . 98–101.
   • Stewart . Devin . The Charismatic Community . American Journal of Islam and Society . International Institute of Islamic Thought . 25 . 4 . 2008 . 2690-3741 . 10.35632/ajis.v25i4.1439 . 128–130. free .
7. Reviews of The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary:
   • Davary. Bahar. The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary. Horizons. 43. 2. 2016. 397–401. 0360-9669. 10.1017/hor.2016.108. free.
   • Drury. Abdullah. The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary. Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations. 27. 4. 2016. 493–495. 0959-6410. 10.1080/09596410.2016.1148886. 147717452.
   • Lawrence . Bruce B. . The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary . The Muslim World . Wiley . 106 . 3 . 2016 . 0027-4909 . 10.1111/muwo.12136 . 633–638.
   • Powers . David S. . The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary . Review of Qur'anic Research . International Qur’anic Studies Association . 4 . 3 . 2018 .
   • Web site: Bellin . Elise . IRC Book Review: The Study Quran: A New Translation And Commentary . Wisconsin Muslim Journal . 2020 . 2021-02-14.
   • Leaman . Oliver . The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary . Philosophy East and West . Project Muse . 67 . 2 . 2017 . 1529-1898 . 10.1353/pew.2017.0049 . 594–596. 171836399 .
   • Fudge. Bruce. Study the Quran or The Study Quran? . Journal of the American Oriental Society . American Oriental Society . 138 . 3 . 2018 . 0003-0279 . 10.7817/jameroriesoci.138.3.0575 . 575–588.
   • Geissinger . Aisha . The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary . Journal of the American Academy of Religion . Oxford University Press (OUP) . 2016 . 85. 1. 0002-7189 . 10.1093/jaarel/lfw074 . 270–272.
   • Vaid . Mobeen . The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary . Islamic Sciences . Center for Islamic Sciences . 2016 . 13. 2. 105–118.
   • Web site: Miller. Caleb . Review of 'The Study Quran'. Clarion: Journal of Spirituality and Justice . 2015. 2021-02-14.
   • Gökkır . Necmettin . The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary . İslam Araştırmaları Dergisi . 2016 . 36. 10.26570/isad.327255. 179–182. free.
   • Laabdi . Mourad . The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary . Iranian Studies . Informa UK Limited . 50 . 3 . 2017 . 0021-0862 . 10.1080/00210862.2017.1285602 . 467–471. 164945016 .
   • Bauer, Karen (2017). The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences. 34 (4): 70–74.
   • Alexandrin, Lisa (2016). Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi Society. 49: 104–108.
   • Ford, Peter (2016). Theological Review. 37 (1–2): 140–142.
   • Görke, Andreas (2018). Speculum. 93 (1): 250–251.
   • Ibrahim. Celene. The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary. Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies . Indiana University Press . 1 . 2 . 2016 . 2470-7066 . 10.2979/jims.1.2.08 . 89–92.
   • Medoff, Louis (2016). Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies. 9 (3): 367–371.
   • Metzler, Berenike (2018). "The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary". Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft. 168 (2): 500–502.
   • Samsel, Peter (2016). "The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary". Sacred Web. 37: 77–104.
   • de Souza, Felipe Freitas (2016). "The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary". Revista Espaço Acadêmico. 187: 171–173.
   • Muchlisin . Annas Rolli . Kesarjanaan Tradisionalis alQur'an di era Kontemporer . Epistemé: Jurnal Pengembangan Ilmu Keislaman. 12 . 2 . 2017 . 288–310.
   • Web site: Geoffroy . Eric . Seyyed Hossein Nasr, The Study Quran – A New Translation and Commentary . Les cahiers de l'Islam . 2016 . fr . 2021-02-14.