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Hugh Urban

Hugh Urban

Hugh Urban

Professor, Department of Comparative Studies

urban.41@osu.edu

431 Hagerty Hall
1775 College Rd S
Columbus, OH 43210

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Education

  • Ph.D. University of Chicago

Research Interests:

  • Study of secrecy in religion, particularly in relation to questions of knowledge and power
  • Traditions of South Asia
  • Contemporary religious movements (Heaven's Gate, Scientology, modern Western magic)