Schubel, Vernon James

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SCHUBEL, Vernon James

SCHUBEL, Vernon James. American. Genres: Theology/Religion. Career: University of California, Berkeley, member of Urdu Language Program in Pakistan, 1981-82; James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, instructor in philosophy and religion, 1984; Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, assistant professor of religion, 1984-87; Kenyon College, Gambier, OH, assistant professor, then associate professor of religion, 1988-, head of department, 1992-94. Lecturer at Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1987, and University of Washington, Seattle, 1990; guest on television programs. Publications: Religious Performance in Contemporary Islam: Shi'i Devotional Rituals in South Asia, 1993. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals. Address: Department of Religion, Ascension Hall, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH 43022, U.S.A.

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