Nima Jangouk

Nima Jangouk is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociological and Anthropological Studies at the University of Ottawa. He also taught at Carleton University and Concordia University. He holds a PhD in Socio-Anthropology from the University of Ottawa (2023), supervised by Julie Laplante. His research focuses on non-verbal communication, embodied practices, and altered states of consciousness across medical, religious, and musical contexts. He explores topics such as Sufism, sound healing, and ethnographic methodologies.

Research Interests:

• Sufism and spiritual practices
• Altered states of consciousness
• Sound healing and ritual music
• Non-verbal communication in cultural contexts
• Phenomenological anthropology
• Embodied research methodologies

Selected Publications:

Recent works include studies on Zar rituals in Iran and Egypt, and critical reviews of phenomenological approaches in anthropology.

Teaching:

• Qualitative Research Lab (SOC4315)
• Popular Culture in the Middle East (SOCI-ANTH322)
• Anthropological Research Methods (ANT2111)
• Anthropology of Religion (SRS2194)