Faculty Profile
Mary F Thurlkill
Brief Bio
Mary Thurlkill is Professor of Religion. Dr. Thurlkill received her Ph.D. from Indiana University in 2001. She joined the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Ole Miss in 2003; she specializes in comparative Christianity and Islam, focusing on the classical and medieval periods. Dr. Thurlkill has two books: "Chosen Among Women: Mary and Fatima in Medieval Christianity and Shi`ite Islam," (University of Notre Dame Press,2007) and "Sacred Scents in Early Christianity and Islam (Lexington Press, 2016). She's working on a new research project examining religious pilgrimage and recently completed fieldwork in Israel/Palestine, Egypt, and Spain. She teaches numerous undergraduate classes including Abrahamic Traditions, Saints and Sexuality, Islam, Christianity, and Bible/Qur'an.
Degrees
Associate |
General Studies |
Southern Arkansas University El Dorado B (1989) |
BA |
History |
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville (1992) |
MA |
History |
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville (1992) |
PhD |
Religious Studies |
Indiana University-Bloomington (1997) |