birth_place nationality work_institutions birth_date residence image article_title name occupation alma_mater
florence , italy italian macquarie university national university of singapore cardiff university 4 february 1973 sydney gabrielemarranci.jpg gabriele marranci
 gabriele marranci associate islam professor -lrb- reader -rrb- in the anthropology of queen 's university belfast university of bologna
gabriele marranci

gabriele marranci -lrb- born 1973 -rrb- is an anthropologist working on religion with a specialization in muslim societies .
he is currently director of the study of contemporary muslim lives research hub at macquarie university .
and senior honorary research fellow at the centre for the study of islam in the uk .
he was formerly associate professor at the department of sociology at the national university of singapore .
marranci is the founding editor of the first anthropological journal of islamic studies , `` contemporary islam : dynamics of muslim life '' .
together with bryan turner he also founded , and currently edits , the book series `` muslims in global societies '' with ronald lukens-bull serving as an assistant editor .
