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Sachiko Murata is a Professor in the Department of Asian & Asian American Studies at Stony Brook University, part of the College of Arts & Sciences. She has been teaching since 1983, specializing in cross-cultural religious studies with a focus on Islamic-Far Eastern thought intersections. Her research emphasizes the Huiru (Muslim Confucianists) and their Chinese-language writings from the 17th-19th centuries.
Education: BA in Family Law (Chiba University, Japan), PhD in Persian Literature (Tehran University, 1971), MA in Islamic Jurisprudence (Tehran University, 1975). She was the first non-Muslim woman enrolled in Tehran University's theology faculty. Interrupted PhD work in law due to the Iranian Revolution.
Research interests include Sufism, Islamic jurisprudence, comparative theology, and cultural syncretism between Islamic and East Asian traditions. Major publications include translations of Islamic legal texts and analyses of Sino-Islamic intellectual exchanges. She directs the Japanese Studies program (established 1990) and teaches courses like 'Islam and Confucianism' and 'Feminine Spirituality in World Religions.'
No scientific awards explicitly mentioned. Advising/Grants: No student list provided. Active in academic leadership roles including directing Japanese Studies and maintaining interdisciplinary research collaborations.
Labs/Teams: Not explicitly detailed, but her work involves collaborative projects like co-authoring The Sage Learning of Liu Zhi with William C. Chittick and Tu Weiming.
