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Charles G. Häberl
Born1976
New Jersey,United States
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisThe Neo-Mandaic Dialect of Khorramshahr(2006)
Academic work
InstitutionsRutgers University[1][2][3]
Main interests

Charles G. Häberl(born 1976 inNew Jersey,United States) is an American religious studies scholar, linguist, and professor. He is currently Professor of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures (AMESALL) and Religion atRutgers University.[4]Häberl's primary interests includeMandaeism,[5]Semitic philology,andMiddle Eastern studies.[6]He is known for his translation of theMandaean Book of Johnin collaboration withJames F. McGrath,[7]as well as for his research on theNeo-Mandaicdialect ofKhorramshahr,Iran.[8][9]

Biography[edit]

Häberl was born and raised inNew Jersey,United States. He holds a PhD degree in Semitic philology from the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations atHarvard University.As part of his doctoral research, Häberl documented theNeo-Mandaicdialect ofKhorramshahr,Iran, collaborating withNasser Sobbias his primary language consultant. Häberl is currently a professor atRutgers University.[10][11][8][12][13]

From 2009 to 2012, he was the Director of theCenter for Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers Universityand in 2013–2019, chair of the department.[10]He was also the Near East Regional Director for theCatalogue of Endangered Languages.[10][14]In 2007, the first ever awardedU.S. Department of EducationTitle VIA Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) program grant to support instruction onIranian studieswas authored by him.[10]He became an Anna-Maria Kellen Fellow at theAmerican Academy in Berlinin 2016.[10][6]In 2021, he was elected as the president of theInternational Linguistic Association,which publishesWord,and currently serves on the board of the Endangered Language Alliance of NYC.[10][15]

Selected publications[edit]

Monographs[edit]

A selection of monographs authored by Häberl:[16]

  • 2009.The Neo-Mandaic Dialect ofKhorramshahr.Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. (published revision of Häberl's 2006 doctoral dissertation)
  • 2020.TheMandaean Book of John:critical edition, translation, and commentary.Berlin: De Gruyter. (withJames F. McGrath)
  • 2022.TheBook of Kingsand the Explanations of This World: A Universal History from the Late Sasanian Empire.Liverpool: Liverpool University Press.

Articles and chapters[edit]

A selection of Häberl's journal articles and book chapters:

Articles authored
  • Häberl, Charles G. (February 2006)."Iranian Scripts for Aramaic Languages: The Origin of the Mandaic Script".Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research(341): 53–62.doi:10.7282/T37D2SGZ.
  • Häberl, Charles G. (2007).Introduction to the New Edition, in The Great Treasure of the Mandaeans, a new edition of J. Heinrich Petermann’s Thesaurus s. Liber Magni, with a new introduction and a translation of the original preface by Charles G. Häberl.Gorgias Press, LLC.doi:10.7282/T3C53J6P
  • Häberl, Charles G. (2009). "The Production and Reception of a Mandaic Incantation".Afroasiatic Studies in Memory of Robert Hetzron: Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics.Cambridge Scholars.
  • Häberl, Charles G. (Spring 2017)."The Origin and Meaning of Mandaic".Journal of Semitic Studies.62(1). Oxford University Press: 77–91.doi:10.1093/jss/fgw044.
  • Häberl, Charles G. (2021). "Of Calendars—and Kings—and Why the Winter is Boiling Hot".Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.31(3): 535–544.doi:10.1017/S1356186320000759.S2CID234177980.
  • Häberl, Charles G. (2021)."Mandaic and the Palestinian Question".Journal of the American Oriental Society.141(1): 171–184.doi:10.7817/jameroriesoci.141.1.0171.S2CID234204741.
  • Häberl, Charles G. (2022). Kaplan, Jonathan; Pat-El, Na'ama (eds.)."Meryey, Standing at the Boundary, in Zimrat JAH: A Tribute to Jo Anne Hackett".Maarav.25(1–2). Rolling Hills Estates, CA: Western Academic Press: 65–89.
  • Häberl, Charles G. (2023)."Binding the Lion: Numerology in the Mandaean Tradition".SSRN Electronic Journal.Elsevier BV.doi:10.2139/ssrn.4502834.ISSN1556-5068.
Book chapters

References[edit]

  1. ^"Giáo thụ tin tức - Thần Châu học người".Thần Châu học người(in Chinese).RetrievedJanuary 16,2022.
  2. ^جدلية."Charles Häberl".Jadaliyya – جدلية.RetrievedJanuary 16,2022.
  3. ^"Gorgias Press".Gorgias Press.RetrievedJanuary 16,2022.
  4. ^Petsko, Emily (January 17, 2019)."10 Endangered Alphabets You Should See Before It's Too Late".Mental Floss.RetrievedJanuary 16,2022.
  5. ^"Les mandéens, de l'Euphrate à la diaspora – Religioscope".Religioscope – Informations et analyses sur les religions et les facteurs religieux dans le monde contemporain(in French). January 5, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 16,2022.
  6. ^ab"Charles Häberl".American Academy in Berlin.December 14, 2016.RetrievedOctober 17,2021.
  7. ^Haberl, Charles and McGrath, James (2020).The Mandaean Book of John: critical edition, translation, and commentary.Berlin: De Gruyter.ISBN978-3-11-048651-3.OCLC1129155601.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^abHäberl, Charles (2009).The neo-Mandaic dialect of Khorramshahr.Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.ISBN978-3-447-05874-2.OCLC377787551.
  9. ^"Pocket of faith".Telegram & Gazette.September 3, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 16,2022.
  10. ^abcdef"Welcome to AMESALL".Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences.RetrievedFebruary 4,2022.
  11. ^Nelson, Blake (February 3, 2019)."New Jersey is one of the few places you can hear these languages — and they're in danger".nj.RetrievedOctober 17,2021.
  12. ^"Russia's Yandex outpaces Google Translate as it quietly beta tests Papiamento, Udmurt, and Mari languages".Curaçao Chronicle.March 23, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 16,2022.
  13. ^Ürgir, Buse (December 3, 2020)."Artık Neredeyse Hiç Kullanılmayan Yok Olmaya Yüz Tutmuş 9 Eski Alfabe".Liste List(in Turkish).RetrievedJanuary 16,2022.
  14. ^"The Endangered Languages Project".ELP.RetrievedFebruary 4,2022.
  15. ^"Executive Committee".International Linguistic Association.RetrievedFebruary 4,2022.
  16. ^"Charles Haberl".Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.RetrievedOctober 17,2021.

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