Claire Gallien

Claire Gallien is a Research Fellow at Cambridge Muslim College and Affiliated Lecturer at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Divinity. She holds a habilitation from Sorbonne Nouvelle (2023) and previously served as a research fellow at Tübingen University's Zentrum für Islamische Theologie. Her work focuses on Islamic epistemology, Sufism, early modern British Orientalism, and decolonial studies. She explores the intersection of theology, literature, and postcolonial theory through manuscripts, translations, and comparative frameworks.

Research Interests: Islamic theology and epistemology; Sufi literary traditions; British early modern Orientalism; decolonial methodologies; comparative literature across Islamic and European contexts; translation studies.

Publications Highlight: Monograph in progress on Epistemology as Beauty in Islam, analyzing 17th-18th century tartīb al-‘ulūm texts. Recent articles include studies on Islamic literary theory beyond Christian secularism, Qurʾānic influence in early English works, and decolonial thought's challenges in neoliberal academia.

Affiliations: Senior Research Fellow (Cambridge Muslim College), Affiliated Lecturer (University of Cambridge), Faculty member at University of Tübingen's Islamic Theology Center. Active in academic networks like Oxford's Comparative Criticism & Translation Centre.