Frank S. Fanselow (The American University in Cairo)

submitted: Sat, 7 Sep 1996 12:40:06 GMT

Frank S. Fanselow, PhD
Associate Professor of Anthropology
The American University in Cairo
P.O.Box 2511
Cairo, EGYPT

phones: 202-357-6314 (office)
        202-350-1302 (residence)
Fax:    202-355-7565
email:  Fanselo@acs.auc.eun.eg

Description of work:
Regional Interests:
South Asia and Middle East; South India, Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli District; 
Jordan, Egypt; Tamil Muslims, Marakkayar, Ravuttar, Lebbai; Chettiyar; 
traders; labour migrants. 

Subject Interests:
socio-cultural anthropology; comparative sociology of Muslim societies;
economic anthropology, bazaar economy; caste, class and kinship, Dravidian
kinship systems; ethnicity and migration; religious 'fundamentalism', 
Islamism, Hindutva, religious conversion.