Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Mark Juergensmeyer papers
- Dates:
- 1968-2022
- Creators:
- Juergensmeyer, Mark
- Abstract:
- Papers of Mark Juergensmeyer, an American sociologist, professor, and scholar who specializes in global studies and religious studies.
- Extent:
- 3.5 Linear Feet (2 cartons, 1 flatbox, 5 VHS tapes, 2 audiocassette tapes, 4 mini-audiocassette tapes, and 8 DVDs)
- Language:
- English , Panjabi; Punjabi .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Mark Juergensmeyer papers, UArch FacP 92. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains research materials related to Dr. Mark Juergensmeyer's work studying South Asian religious groups and the global rise in religious violence.
Materials may include field notes and data, interview materials, writing drafts, reference materials, correspondence, and audiovisual recordings.
- Biographical / historical:
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Mark Juergensmeyer (1940-) is an American sociologist, professor, and scholar who specializes in the global dimensions of religion in public life, South Asian religion and society, religious violence, neo-nationalism, and conflict resolution. Currently, he serves as Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Global Studies, Sociology, and as an affiliate of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).
Born and raised in Carlinville, Illinois, Juergensmeyer attended University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where he earned a B.A. in Philosophy in 1962. Subsequently, while also studying at Columbia University's School of International Affairs, he earned an M.Div. in Ethics from the Union Theological Seminary, New York City in 1965. Moving to California, Juergensmeyer attended UC Berkeley and received both an M.A., in 1968, and Ph.D., in 1974, in Political Science.
After graduating, Juergensmeyer remained at UC Berkeley to teach, coordinate the campus's religious studies program, and serve as Director of the Office of Programs in Comparative Religion at the Graduate Theological Union. In 1989, he left UC Berkeley for the University of Hawaiʻi, where he served as the founding Dean of the School of Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies, and taught as a professor of religion and political science.
In 1993, Juergensmeyer joined the faculty at UCSB, first in the Sociology Department, followed shortly by the Global Studies and Religious Studies Departments. Alongside his teaching at UCSB, Mark Juergensmeyer was also the founding director of the Global and International Studies Program and the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies - where he continues research as a fellow today.
Juergensmeyer's research and work is based on case studies and conversations with religious activists around the world - including Jihadi activists, ISIS supporters, leaders of Hamas, and abortion clinic bombers in the United States. Through his studies, he has written approximately 200 journal articles, booklets, encyclopedia entries, and chapters in books; submitted and delivered over 300 papers and addresses at academic conferences; received research fellowships from the Wilson Center in Washington D.C., the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the American Council of Learned Societies; and has been the recipient of numerous awards.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Mark Juergensmeyer, August 2024.
- Arrangement:
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The collection has been arranged by topic and format into three series:
- Series 1: South Asian religious studies
- Series 2: Religious violence studies
- Series 3: Born-digital materials
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-15 12:43:41 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research. Audiovisual and born-digital materials must be reformatted for access. Please contact the Department of Special Research Collections in advance to request access.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@library.ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assigns for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Mark Juergensmeyer papers, UArch FacP 92. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062